New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 60AE

60AE Assault and other action against frontline health workers

(1) A person who hinders or obstructs, or incites another person to hinder or obstruct, a frontline health 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.

(2) A person who assaults, throws a missile at, stalks, harasses or intimidates a frontline health 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.

(3) A person who, during a public disorder, assaults, throws a missile at, stalks, harasses or intimidates a frontline health worker in the course of the worker's duty commits an offence.

: Maximum penalty-- Imprisonment for 7 years.

(4) A person commits an offence if the person--

(a) assaults a frontline health worker in the course of the worker's duty, and

(b) by the assault, causes actual bodily harm to the worker.

: Maximum penalty-- Imprisonment for 7 years.

(5) A person commits an offence if, during a public disorder, the person--

(a) assaults a frontline health worker in the course of the worker's duty, and

(b) by the assault, causes actual bodily harm to the worker.

: Maximum penalty-- Imprisonment for 9 years.

(6) A person commits an offence if the person by any means--

(a) wounds or causes grievous bodily harm to a frontline health worker in the course of the worker's duty, and

(b) is reckless as to causing actual bodily harm to the frontline health worker or another person.

: Maximum penalty-- Imprisonment for 12 years.

(7) A person commits an offence if, during a public disorder, the person by any means--

(a) wounds or causes grievous bodily harm to a frontline health worker in the course of the worker's duty, and

(b) is reckless as to causing actual bodily harm to the frontline health worker or another person.

: Maximum penalty-- Imprisonment for 14 years.

(8) For this section, an action is taken to be carried out in relation to a frontline health 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--

(a) as a consequence of, or in retaliation for, actions undertaken by the frontline health worker in the course of the worker's duty, or

(b) because the worker is a frontline health worker.