'National penalties - maximum penalty' in document 'New Zealand - International Tribunals Act'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

Part 4
Sittings of a Tribunal in New Zealand

40 Contempt of Tribunal

(1) Every person commits an offence who, at any sitting of a Tribunal in New Zealand,—

(a) assaults, threatens, intimidates, or wilfully insults

(i) a Judge of the Tribunal ; or
(ii) the Prosecutor of the Tribunal ; or
(iii) the Registrar or any other officer of the Tribunal ; or
(iv) a person appearing as a barrister or solicitor, or both, before the Tribunal ; or
(v) a witness in proceedings before the Tribunal ; or

(b) wilfully interrupts or obstructs the proceedings.

(2) Every person commits an offence who, wilfully and without lawful excuse, disobeys any order or direction of a Tribunal made or given in the course of its proceedings.

(3) Every person who commits an offence against this section is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to a fine not exceeding $1,000.