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Copyright Act 1994

Copyright Tribunal - Jurisdiction and procedure

221: Contempt of Tribunal

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"Disrespecting the Tribunal is Against the Law"

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You can commit an offence if you threaten, intimidate, or insult the Tribunal or its members. You can also commit an offence if you interrupt the Tribunal or misbehave while it is sitting. You must obey the Tribunal's orders, or you can be charged with an offence. If you behave badly, a Tribunal member can order you to leave a sitting. A constable or Tribunal officer can enforce this order. You can be fined up to $1,000 if you are convicted of an offence. The Tribunal has rules to follow, and you must respect them. If you do not, you can face consequences, such as being excluded from a sitting or being fined. You should understand that the Tribunal is a serious process, and you must behave accordingly.

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Part 10Copyright Tribunal
Jurisdiction and procedure

221Contempt of Tribunal

  1. Every person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 who—

  2. threatens, intimidates, or intentionally insults the Tribunal or any member of it, a special adviser to the Tribunal, a witness before the Tribunal, or an officer of the Tribunal during a sitting of the Tribunal, or in going to, or returning from, any sitting; or
    1. intentionally interrupts the proceedings of the Tribunal or otherwise misbehaves while the Tribunal is sitting; or
      1. intentionally and without lawful excuse disobeys an order or direction of a member of the Tribunal in the course of any proceedings before the Tribunal.

        1. A member of the Tribunal may order the exclusion from a sitting of the Tribunal of any person whose behaviour, in that member's opinion, constitutes an offence against subsection (1), whether or not such person is charged with the offence; and any constable or any officer of the Tribunal may take such steps as are reasonably necessary to enforce such an exclusion.

        Notes
        • Section 221(1): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
        • Section 221(1)(a): amended, on , by section 18(1) of the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 2018 (2018 No 51).
        • Section 221(2): amended, on , by section 18(2) of the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 2018 (2018 No 51).
        • Section 221(2): amended, on , pursuant to section 116(a)(ii) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).