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Administration of Justice(Protection) Act 2016
Section 28

Section 28

Standard of proof for contempt of court

of Administration of Justice(Protection) Act 2016

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Section 28

The standard of proof for establishing contempt of court is that of beyond reasonable doubt.

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Administration of Justice(Protection) Act 2016

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Section 25Summary procedure where contempt is in face of court
Section 26Contempt proceedings
Section 27Bail in contempt proceedings
Section 28Standard of proof for contempt of court
Section 29Burden and standard of proof for defences
Section 30Consent of Attorney-General
Section 31Attorney-General’s power to take over conduct of proceedings, etc.