South Australian Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT COURT ACT 1993 - SECT 38

38—Punishment of contempts

        (1)         The Court may punish a contempt as follows:

            (a)         it may impose a fine; or

            (b)         it may commit to prison for a specified term or until the contempt is purged.

        (2)         This section applies both to contempts committed in the face of the Court and contempts arising from non-compliance with an order, direction, summons or other process of the Court.

        (3)         The powers conferred by this section may only be exercised by a Judge or magistrate of the Court.