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CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION (AGGRAVATED OFFENCES) AMENDMENT BILL 2012

South Australia

Criminal Law Consolidation (Aggravated Offences) Amendment Bill 2012

A BILL FOR

An Act to amend the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935.


Contents

Part 1—Preliminary
1Short title
2Amendment provisions

Part 2—Amendment of Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935
3Amendment 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 2012.

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(1)(k)—after subparagraph (i) insert:

(ia) the victim was, at the time of the offence, acting in the course of his or her duties as—

(A) a health practitioner at a hospital or health service; or

(B) an ambulance or paramedic officer,

and the offender committed the offence knowing that the victim was so acting.

(2) Section 5AA(5)—before the definition of CFS insert:

ambulance or paramedic officer includes a person who is engaged as a volunteer ambulance or paramedic officer;

(3) Section 5AA(5)—after the definition of circumstances of heightened risk insert:

health practitioner has the same meaning as in the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law;

health profession has the same meaning as in the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law;

health service has the same meaning as in the Health Care Act 2008;

hospital means—

(a) an incorporated hospital; or

(b) a private hospital,

within the meaning of the Health Care Act 2008;

 


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