Commonwealth Numbered Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1988 No. 86 of 1988 - SECT 299

299. (1) A person shall not:

   (a)  wilfully insult or disturb a member of the Commission in the exercise
        of powers, or the performance of functions, as a member;

   (b)  interrupt the proceedings of the Commission;

   (c)  use insulting language towards a member of the Commission exercising
        powers, or performing functions, as a member; or

   (d)  by writing or speech use words calculated:

        (i)    to influence improperly a member of the Commission or a witness
               before the Commission; or

        (ii)   to bring a member of the Commission or the Commission into
               disrepute.
Penalty:

   (a)  in the case of a natural person - $500 or imprisonment for 6 months,
        or both; and

   (b)  in the case of a body corporate - $1,000.

(2) A reference in subsection (1) to the Commission or a member of the
Commission includes a reference to a person authorised to take evidence on
behalf of the Commission.