Administrative Appeals Tribunal Amendment Act 2005 (38 of 2005)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975

189   Section 63

Repeal the section, substitute:

63 Contempt of Tribunal

Insulting a member

(1) A person is guilty of an offence if:

(a) the person engages in conduct; and

(b) the person's conduct insults a member in, or in relation to, 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 is guilty of 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.

Creating a disturbance

(3) A person is guilty of 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

(4) A person is guilty of 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.

Contempt of Tribunal

(5) A person is guilty of 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.