Conduct constituting contempt
5 Conduct constituting contempt
For this Act, the following conduct constitutes contempt of the Commission, the Tribunal or a panel of the Tribunal:
refusal, by a witness, when required by it at a hearing:
to attend the hearing; or
to take an oath or affirmation; or
to answer a question; or
to produce a document or other thing;
contravening an undertaking given to it;
insulting, threatening, intimidating or obstructing:
the Commission, the Tribunal or a panel of the Tribunal; or
(ii) one of the members of the Commission or Tribunal or the Secretary of the Tribunal, in relation to the performance of their functions or the exercise of their powers under this Act;
interrupting, obstructing or hindering its proceeding;
(e) creating, or taking part in creating, a disturbance at or near the place where it is sitting;
(f) engaging in any other conduct that, under a law of the Territory, would constitute contempt in the face of a court if it were a court of record.
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