Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2006A00158:clause:1_173
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2006A00158
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 173
Character Range: 61743–63826

173  Offences relating to the Tribunal

Insulting a member

 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person engages in conduct; and
 (b) the person's conduct insults or disturbs a member in the exercise of his or her powers or functions as a member.

Penalty: 30 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.

Interrupting proceedings of the Tribunal

 (2) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person engages in conduct; and
 (b) the person's conduct interrupts the proceedings of the Tribunal.

Penalty: 30 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.

Using insulting language

 (3) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person uses insulting language towards another person; and
 (b) the other person is a member.

Penalty: 30 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.

Creating a disturbance

 (4) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person engages in conduct; and
 (b) the person's conduct creates a disturbance in or near a place where the Tribunal is sitting.

Penalty: 30 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.

Taking part in creating or continuing a disturbance

 (5) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person takes part in creating or continuing a disturbance; and
 (b) the disturbance is in or near a place where the Tribunal is sitting.

Penalty: 30 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.

Contravention of direction limiting publication of evidence

 (6) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person engages in conduct; and
 (b) the conduct contravenes a direction of the Tribunal under paragraph 163(2)(b).

Penalty: 30 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.

Contempt of Tribunal

 (7) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person engages in conduct; and
 (b) the person's conduct would, if the Tribunal were a court of record, constitute a contempt of that court.

Penalty: 30 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.

Definition of engage in conduct

 (8) In this section:

engage in conduct means:
 (a) do an act; or
 (b) omit to perform an act.