189A
In forceAssaults on police or emergency workers
Schedule ICriminal Code of the Northern Territory of Australia
Part VIOffences against the person and related matters
Division 5Assaults
189A Assaults on police or emergency workers
(1) Any person who unlawfully assaults a police officer or emergency worker in the execution of the officer's or worker's duty is guilty of an offence and is liable to imprisonment for 5 years.
(2)
If the police officer or emergency worker assaulted:
(a) suffers harm, the offender is liable to imprisonment for 7 years; or
(ab) suffers harm and the assault includes spitting by the offender, the offender is liable to imprisonment for 10 years; or
(b) suffers serious harm, the offender is liable to imprisonment for 16 years.
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