Commonwealth Numbered Acts

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION (IMPACT OF PROPOSALS) ACT 1974 No. 164 of 1974 - SECT 20

20. A person shall not-

   (a)  insult or disturb a Commissioner in the exercise of his powers or the
        performance of his functions or duties as a Commissioner;

   (b)  interrupt an inquiry by a Commission;

   (c)  use insulting language towards a Commissioner;

   (d)  create a disturbance, or take part in creating or continuing a
        disturbance, in or near a place where a Commission is holding an
        inquiry; or

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

Penalty: $1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months.