New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CIVIL PROCEDURE ACT 2005 - SECT 53

53 Contempt

(cf Act No 43 1983, section 14)

(1) A person must not--

(a) wilfully insult an arbitrator while the arbitrator is hearing referred proceedings or proceeding to or from such a hearing, or

(b) wilfully insult a person in attendance at such a hearing or proceeding to or from such a hearing, or

(c) wilfully misbehave during the hearing of referred proceedings, or

(d) wilfully and without lawful excuse interrupt the hearing of referred proceedings, or

(e) assault or wilfully obstruct an arbitrator or other person during the hearing of referred proceedings, or

(f) without lawful excuse, disobey a lawful direction given to the person by an arbitrator during the hearing of referred proceedings.

(2) An arbitrator may direct a person who contravenes subsection (1) to leave the sitting of the arbitrator at which the contravention occurs and the person to whom the direction is given must immediately comply with the direction.

(3) Failure to comply with such a direction constitutes a contempt of the referring court, committed in the face of the court.