Assault and other action against frontline emergency workers
60AD Assault and other action against frontline emergency workers
A person who hinders or obstructs, or incites another person to hinder or obstruct, a frontline emergency 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.
A person who assaults, throws a missile at, stalks, harasses or intimidates a frontline emergency 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.
A person who, during a public disorder, assaults, throws a missile at, stalks, harasses or intimidates a frontline emergency worker in the course of the worker’s duty commits an offence.
Maximum penalty— Imprisonment for 7 years.
A person commits an offence if the person—
assaults a frontline emergency worker in the course of the worker’s duty, and
by the assault, causes actual bodily harm to the worker.
Maximum penalty— Imprisonment for 7 years.
A person commits an offence if, during a public disorder, the person—
assaults a frontline emergency worker in the course of the worker’s duty, and
by the assault, causes actual bodily harm to the worker.
Maximum penalty— Imprisonment for 9 years.
A person commits an offence if the person by any means—
wounds or causes grievous bodily harm to a frontline emergency worker in the course of the worker’s duty, and
is reckless as to causing actual bodily harm to the frontline emergency worker or another person.
Maximum penalty— Imprisonment for 12 years.
A person commits an offence if, during a public disorder, the person by any means—
wounds or causes grievous bodily harm to a frontline emergency worker in the course of the worker’s duty, and
is reckless as to causing actual bodily harm to the frontline emergency worker or another person.
Maximum penalty— Imprisonment for 14 years.
For this section, an action is taken to be carried out in relation to a frontline emergency 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—
as a consequence of, or in retaliation for, actions undertaken by the frontline emergency worker in the course of the worker’s duty, or
because the worker is a frontline emergency worker.
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