Industrial Relations Act 1996 No 17
Current version for 20 January 2013 to date (accessed 25 May 2013 at 09:14)
Chapter 4Part 5Section 180

180   Contempt of Commission—offence

(1)  A person in contempt of the Commission is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units in the case of a corporation or, in any other case, 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.

(2)  For the purposes of subsection (1), conduct is a contempt only if the same conduct in relation to the Supreme Court would be a contempt of the Supreme Court.
(3)  Proceedings for an offence against this section may be taken only before the Commission in Court Session.
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