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SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1966 - SECT 51A Assaulting registered health practitioners

SUMMARY OFFENCES ACT 1966 - SECT 51A

Assaulting registered health practitioners

    (1)     If a registered health practitioner

        (a)     is employed, self-employed or engaged to provide, or support the provision of, care or treatment in a hospital to a person; and

        (b)     is in the hospital or on the hospital premises

a person must not assault the practitioner, knowing or being reckless as to whether the practitioner is a health practitioner.

Penalty:     60 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.

    (2)     If a registered health practitioner

        (a)     is employed, self-employed or engaged to provide, or support the provision of, care or treatment, other than in a hospital, to a person; and

        (b)     is providing, or supporting the provision of, care or treatment to a person in the course of that employment, self-employment or engagement—

a person must not assault the practitioner, knowing or being reckless as to whether the practitioner is a health practitioner acting in accordance with paragraph (b).

Penalty:     60 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.

    (3)     In this section—

health practitioner and registered health practitioner have the same meanings as in the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law;

"hospital" means a public hospital, private hospital, denominational hospital or day procedure centre within the meaning of the Health Services Act 1988 ;

"hospital premises" includes parking areas, driveways, courtyards and forecourts on the premises occupied by a hospital.

No. 6337 s. 189.

S. 52 (Heading) inserted by No. 69/2014 s. 15(1).