New South Wales Consolidated Acts

SPECIAL COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY ACT 1983 - SECT 31

31 Offences in connection with hearings

(1) Where a Commissioner directs that a hearing or part of a hearing before the Commission take place in private, a person shall not be present at the hearing unless the person is entitled to be present by virtue of the direction.

(2) Where a Commissioner gives a direction preventing or restricting the publication of evidence given before the Commissioner or of matters contained in documents lodged with the Commissioner, a person shall not contravene the direction.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.