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CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION (AGGRAVATED OFFENCES) AMENDMENT BILL 2008

South Australia

Criminal Law Consolidation (Aggravated Offences) Amendment Bill 2008

A BILL FOR

An Act to amend the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935.


Contents

Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Amendment provisions

Part 2—Amendment of Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935
3 Amendment of section 5AA—Aggravated offences


The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

This Act may be cited as the Criminal Law Consolidation (Aggravated Offences) Amendment Act 2008.

2—Amendment provisions

In this Act, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935

3—Amendment of section 5AA—Aggravated offences

(1) Section 5AA(5)—before the definition of child insert:

accident or emergency department of a hospital means the part of a hospital dedicated to the hospital's major accident and emergency functions, including those areas of the department used for administrative, waiting, reception, storage, diagnostic, treatment, consultation, triage and resuscitation functions and the access bays for ambulance and police;

(2) Section 5AA(5)—after the definition of child insert:

emergency means an event that causes or threatens to cause—

(a) the death of, or injury or other damage to the health of, any person; or

(b) the destruction of, or damage to, property; or

(c) a disruption to essential services or to services usually enjoyed by the community; or

(d) harm to the environment, or to flora or fauna;

emergency services provider means—

(a) South Australian Country Fire Service; or

(b) South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service; or

(c) South Australian State Emergency Service; or

(d) SA Ambulance Service Inc; or

(e) St John Ambulance Australia South Australia Incorporated; or

(f) Surf Life Saving South Australia Incorporated; or

(g) a body or organisation that is a member of Volunteer Marine Rescue—South Australia Incorporated; or

(h) the accident or emergency department of a hospital;

emergency work means work carried out (whether or not in response to an emergency) by or on behalf of an emergency services provider;

hospital means—

(a) an incorporated hospital; or

(b) a private hospital,

within the meaning of the Health Care Act 2008;

prescribed occupation or employment means—

(a) emergency work; or

(b) work carried out in a hospital by a medical practitioner, a registered or enrolled nurse or an orderly.

 


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