CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 60AE
Assault and other action against frontline health workers
CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 60AE
Assault and other action against frontline health workers
60AE Assault and other action against frontline health workers
(1) A person who hinders or obstructs, or incites another person to hinder or
obstruct, a frontline health worker in the course of the worker's duty commits
an offence.
: Maximum penalty-- Imprisonment for 12 months or a fine of 20
penalty units, or both.
(2) A person who assaults, throws a missile at,
stalks, harasses or intimidates a frontline health worker in the course of the
worker's duty, although no actual bodily harm is caused to the worker, commits
an offence.
: Maximum penalty--Imprisonment for 5 years.
(3) A person who,
during a public disorder, assaults, throws a missile at, stalks, harasses or
intimidates a frontline health worker in the course of the worker's duty
commits an offence.
(a)
wounds or causesgrievous bodily harm to a frontline health worker in the
course of the worker's duty, and
(b) is reckless as to causing actual bodily
harm to the frontline health worker or another person.
: Maximum penalty--
Imprisonment for 14 years.
(8) For this section, an action is taken to be
carried out in relation to a frontline health worker in the course of the
worker's duty, even if the worker is not on duty at the time, if it is carried
out--
(a) as a consequence of, or in retaliation for, actions undertaken by
the frontline health worker in the course of the worker's duty, or
(b)
because the worker is a frontline health worker.