Special Commissions of Inquiry Act 1983 No 90
Current version for 25 March 2013 to date (accessed 21 May 2013 at 01:49)
Part 4Section 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.

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