Contempt of court
665 Contempt of court
The Mental Health Court has all the protection, powers, jurisdiction and authority the Supreme Court has for a contempt of court.
The court must comply with the provisions of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 relating to contempt of court, with necessary changes.
The registrar 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 court may be exercised on the initiative of a member of the court.
The court has jurisdiction to punish an act or omission as a contempt of court, even if a penalty is prescribed for the act or omission.
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