Assault and other action against retail workers
60G Assault and other action against retail workers
A person who assaults, throws a missile at, stalks, harasses or intimidates a retail 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 4 years.
A person commits an offence if the person—
assaults a retail worker in the course of the worker’s duty, and
by the assault, causes actual bodily harm to the worker.
Maximum penalty—imprisonment for 6 years.
A person commits an offence if the person by any means—
wounds or causes grievous bodily harm to a retail worker in the course of the worker’s duty, and
is reckless as to causing actual bodily harm to the retail worker or another person.
Maximum penalty—imprisonment for 11 years.
For this section, an action is taken to be carried out in relation to a retail worker in the course of the worker’s duty, even if the worker is not on duty at the time, if the action is carried out as a consequence of, or in retaliation for, actions undertaken by the retail worker in the course of the worker’s duty.
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