Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIVE TITLE ACT 1993 - SECT 177

                   A person must not:

                     (a)  obstruct or hinder the Tribunal, a member or a consultant engaged under subsection 131A(1) in the performance of the functions of the Tribunal; or

                     (b)  disrupt the taking of evidence by the Tribunal; or

                     (c)  do any other act or thing that would, if the Tribunal were a court of record, constitute a contempt of that court.

Penalty:  40 penalty units.