Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00854:section:173
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00854
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 173
Character Range: 680286–682345

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.