AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE ACT 1979 No. 58 of 1979 - SECT 53 Contempt of Tribunal

AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE ACT 1979 No. 58 of 1979 - SECT 53

53. A person shall not-

   (a)  insult the person constituting the Tribunal in or in relation to the
        exercise or performance of his powers or functions under this Part;

   (b)  interrupt the proceedings of the Tribunal;

   (c)  create a disturbance, or take part in creating or continuing a
        disturbance, in or near a place where the Tribunal is sitting;

   (d)  by writing or speech use words calculated-

        (i)    to influence improperly the Tribunal or a witness before the
               Tribunal; or

        (ii)   to bring the Tribunal or the person constituting the Tribunal
               into disrepute; or

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

Penalty: $1,000 or imprisonment for 3 months, or both.