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CurrentAttorney General may prosecute alleged contempt
Part 4Contempt of court
33 Attorney General may prosecute alleged contempt
(1)
The Attorney General may commence and conduct proceedings in the Court against a person for a contempt of court allegedly committed by the person.
(2)
To commence proceedings for an alleged contempt, the Attorney General must lodge a written charge against the defendant that sets out the details of the act or omission that constitute the alleged contempt.
(3)
The charge must be served on the defendant together with written notice of a hearing date for it and written notice that at the hearing he or she is entitled to be represented by a legal practitioner and to call any person as a witness.
[Rule 33 amended: SL 2022/106 r. 6.]
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