New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 60A

60A Assault and other actions against law enforcement officers (other than police officers)

(1AA) A person who hinders or resists, or incites another person to hinder or resist, a law enforcement officer, other than a police officer, in the execution of the law enforcement officer's duty commits an offence.

: Maximum penalty-- Imprisonment for 12 months or a fine of 20 penalty units or both.

(1) A person who assaults, throws a missile at, stalks, harasses or intimidates a law enforcement officer (other than a police officer) while in the execution of the officer's duty, although no actual bodily harm is occasioned to the officer, is liable to imprisonment for 5 years.

(1A) A person who, during a public disorder, assaults, throws a missile at, stalks, harasses or intimidates a law enforcement officer, other than a police officer, in the execution of the officer's duty commits an offence.

: Maximum penalty-- Imprisonment for 7 years.

(2) A person who assaults a law enforcement officer (other than a police officer) while in the execution of the officer's duty, and by the assault occasions actual bodily harm, is liable to imprisonment for 7 years.

(2A) A person commits an offence if, during a public disorder, the person--

(a) assaults a law enforcement officer, other than a police officer, in the execution of the officer's duty, and

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

: Maximum penalty-- Imprisonment for 9 years.

(3) A person who by any means--

(a) wounds or causes grievous bodily harm to a law enforcement officer (other than a police officer) while in the execution of the officer's duty, and

(b) is reckless as to causing actual bodily harm to that officer or any other person,

is liable to imprisonment for 12 years.

(3A) A person commits an offence if, during a public disorder, the person by any means--

(a) wounds or causes grievous bodily harm to a law enforcement officer, other than a police officer, in the execution of the officer's duty, and

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

: Maximum penalty--Imprisonment for 14 years.

(4) For the purposes of this section, an action is taken to be carried out in relation to a law enforcement officer while in the execution of the officer's duty, even though the officer is not on duty at the time, if it is carried out--

(a) as a consequence of, or in retaliation for, actions undertaken by that officer in the execution of the officer's duty, or

(b) because the officer is a law enforcement officer.