Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) If a person commits a contempt of the Court:
(a) if it is committed in the face of the Court when the Court is constituted by a magistrate – the Court may orally order the person to be arrested and brought before the Court to be dealt with for the contempt; or
(b) in any case – the Court may issue a warrant to have the person arrested and brought before the Court to be dealt with for the contempt.
(2) If a person is brought before the Court to be dealt with for a contempt, the Court:
(a) must inform the person of the contempt the person is alleged to have committed; and
(b) may deal with the matter in the manner the Court considers appropriate.
(3) If the Court finds the person has committed a contempt of the Court, it may do either or both of the following:
(a) order the person to be imprisoned for not more than one month;
(b) fine the person not more than $2 000.
(4) If the Court fines the person, it may order that if the person does not pay the fine within the time specified in the order, the person is to be imprisoned for not more than one month.
(5) If a person who has been punished for contempt apologises to the Court for the contempt, the Court may amend or cancel the order imposing the punishment and, if it does, may order the refund of some or all of a fine that has been paid.