Section 1327 — Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)

Power of Court to punish for contempt of Court

Nothing in a provision of this Act that provides:

(a) that a person must not contravene an order of the Court; or

(b) that a person who contravenes an order of the Court contravenes a provision of this Act or is guilty of an offence;

affects the powers of the Court in relation to the punishment of contempts of the Court.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 17 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 1325D — Contravention due to inadvertence etc.
s 1325E — Orders to secure compliance
s 1326 — Effect of sections 1323, 1324 and 1325
s 1330 — ASIC’s power to intervene in proceedings
s 1331 — Civil proceedings not to be stayed
s 1332 — Standard of proof

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