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COPYRIGHT ACT 1968 - SECT 173 Offences relating to the Tribunal

COPYRIGHT ACT 1968 - SECT 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.