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SUMMARY OFFENCES (DISRESPECTFUL CONDUCT IN COURT PROCEEDINGS) AMENDMENT BILL 2016

South Australia

Summary Offences (Disrespectful Conduct in Court Proceedings) Amendment Bill 2016

A BILL FOR

An Act to amend the Summary Offences Act 1953


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Contents

Part 1—Preliminary


1Short title


2Amendment provisions


Part 2—Amendment of Summary Offences Act 1953


3Insertion of Part 11A


Part 11A—Disrespectful conduct in court


60Disrespectful conduct in court



The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

This Act may be cited as the Summary Offences (Disrespectful Conduct in Court Proceedings) Amendment Act 2016.

2—Amendment provisions

In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of Summary Offences Act 1953

3—Insertion of Part 11A

After Part 11 insert:

Part 11A—Disrespectful conduct in court

60—Disrespectful conduct in court

(1) A person who, during proceedings before a court, engages in disrespectful conduct is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $1 250 or imprisonment for 3 months.

(2) Proceedings may not be commenced for an offence against subsection (1)


in respect of the conduct of a person if the conduct has been the subject of contempt of court proceedings against the person (whether or not the person has been found guilty of contempt of court).

(3) In this section—

court includes a tribunal, authority or person invested by law with judicial or quasi-judicial powers, or with authority to make any inquiry or to receive evidence;

disrespectful conduct includes—

(a) refusing to stand up after being requested to do so by the court; and

(b) using offensive or threatening language; and

(c) yelling; and

(d) interfering with or undermining the authority, dignity or performance of the court.

 


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