See section 422(2) for an alternative verdict.
1 See section 422(2) for an alternative verdict.
2 An offence against subsection (1) is a category 1 offence under the Sentencing Act 1991. See section 5(2G) of that Act for the requirement to impose a custodial order for this offence.
3 See section 10 of the Sentencing Act 1991 for the requirement that a term of imprisonment be imposed for an offence against section 15B(1) and that a non-parole period of not less than 4 years be fixed under section 11 of that Act unless the court finds under section 10A of that Act that a special reason exists.
4 If a victim was an emergency worker on duty, a custodial officer on duty or a youth justice custodial worker on duty, see section 10AA(1) of the Sentencing Act 1991 for the requirement that a non-parole period of not less than 5 years be fixed unless the court finds under section 10A of that Act that a special reason exists.
S. 15C inserted by No. 6/2013 s. 4.
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