Disrupting meeting
106 Disrupting meeting
(1) The Chair may direct a person to leave a meeting of the Development Consent Authority if, in the opinion of the Chair, the person during the meeting:
is abusive to a member of the Authority; or
interrupts proceedings of the Authority.
(2) A person directed to leave a meeting under subsection (1) must:
leave and not return to that meeting; and
(b) not create a disturbance or take part in creating or continuing a disturbance, in or near a place where the Authority is meeting.
A person commits an offence if the person:
is directed to leave a meeting under subsection (1); and
intentionally contravenes subsection (2).
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.
Strict liability applies to subsection (3)(a).
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