Supreme Court to deal with contempt
13 Supreme Court to deal with contempt
If an examiner is of the opinion that, during an examination before the examiner, a person is in contempt of the Commission, the examiner may apply to the Supreme Court for the person to be dealt with in relation to the contempt.
Before making the application, the examiner must inform the person that the examiner proposes to make the application.
The application must be accompanied by a certificate that states—
the grounds for making the application; and
evidence in support of the application.
A copy of the certificate must be given to the person before, or at the same time as, the application is made.
If, after—
considering the matters specified in the certificate; and
hearing or receiving any evidence or statements by or in support of the
Commission; and
hearing or receiving any evidence or statements by or in support of the person, the
Supreme Court finds that the person was in contempt of the
Commission, the Court may deal with the person as if the acts or omissions involved constituted a contempt of that Court.
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