Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COPYRIGHT ACT 1968 - SECT 173

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.