Contempt of court
428 Contempt of court
The court has all the protection, powers, jurisdiction and authority of the Supreme Court for a contempt of court.
The court must comply with the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 relating to contempt of court, with necessary changes.
The registrar or another officer of the court may apply to the court for an order that a person be committed to prison for contempt of court.
The court’s jurisdiction to punish a contempt of the court may be exercised on the president’s own initiative.
The court has jurisdiction to punish an act or omission as a contempt of the court in addition to any penalty that may be imposed for the act or omission.
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