Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00826:section:293
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00826
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 293
Character Range: 653822–654543

293  Disrupting hearings
 (1) A person must not engage in conduct that results in the disruption of a hearing.
Criminal penalty: 1 year imprisonment.
 (2) A person must not contravene a direction given under subsection 281(1).
Criminal penalty: 120 penalty units.
 (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the extent that the person has a reasonable excuse.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (3) (see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code).
 (4) Subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
 (5) An offence constituted by a contravention of subsection (1) or (2) is punishable on summary conviction.