New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 60AA

60AA Definitions

In this Division--

"community first responder services" means rendering emergency first aid to sick or injured persons.

"community health services" means providing medical or other health treatment to patients in the community on behalf of a public health organisation within the meaning of the Health Services Act 1997 .

"frontline emergency worker" means--

(a) a member of an emergency services organisation, within the meaning of the State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989 other than the Ambulance Service of NSW and the NSW Police Force, who provides emergency or rescue services, or

(b) a person employed within either of the following while the person is undertaking firefighting activities--

(i) the National Parks and Wildlife Service,

(ii) the NSW Forestry Corporation.

(a) a person employed or otherwise engaged to provide medical or other health treatment to patients--

(i) in a hospital, or

(ii) in a health institution under the control of a local health district or statutory health corporation under the Health Services Act 1997 , or

(a1) a medical practitioner or other person employed or otherwise engaged to provide services in a medical practice, or

(b) a member of the Ambulance Service of NSW, or

(c) a person employed or otherwise engaged by the St John Ambulance Australia (NSW) who, in that capacity, provides medical care, or

(d) a member of Hatzolah who, in that capacity, provides medical care, or

(e) a person who is employed or otherwise engaged to provide community first responder services, or

(f) a person employed or otherwise engaged to provide community health services, or

(g) pharmacy staff, or

(h) a person employed or otherwise engaged to provide security services--

(i) in a hospital, or

(ii) in a health institution under the control of a local health district or statutory health corporation under the Health Services Act 1997 .

(a) a police officer, or

(b) a Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, or

(c) an officer of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, within the meaning of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 , who performs investigation functions, or

(d) a Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, within the meaning of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016 , or

(e) any other officer of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, within the meaning of the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission Act 2016 , who performs investigation or confiscation functions, or

(f) the Commissioner for the New South Wales Crime Commission or an Assistant Commissioner for that Commission, or

(g) a member of staff of the New South Wales Crime Commission, within the meaning of the Crime Commission Act 2012 , who performs investigation or confiscation functions, or

(h) the Commissioner of Corrective Services, or

(i) governors of correctional centres, correctional officers and community corrections officers, within the meaning of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 , or

(ia) a person who is employed or otherwise engaged to provide services to an inmate in a correctional centre, within the meaning of the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 , for the purposes of education, health or rehabilitation, or

Example--: a psychologist who provides services to inmates in a correctional centre

(j) an officer of the Department of Juvenile Justice who works with children who have, or are alleged to have, committed offences and who is employed at or works from a community centre or children's detention centre, or

(k) an officer of the Department of Juvenile Justice who is involved in the conduct of youth justice conferences, or

(ka) a person who is employed or otherwise engaged to provide services to a detainee in a detention centre, within the meaning of the Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987 , for the purposes of education, health or rehabilitation, or

Example--: a teacher who provides services to detainees in a detention centre

(l) a Crown Prosecutor or an Acting Crown Prosecutor, or

(m) an Australian legal practitioner who is employed as a member of staff of the Director of Public Prosecutions, or

(n) a sheriff's officer, or

(o) a recognised law enforcement officer within the meaning of the Police Act 1990 , or

(p) a special constable within the meaning of section 82L of the Police Act 1990 , or

(q) a person who, under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 , is an appointed officer who--

(i) is employed by an approved charitable organisation, and

(ii) exercises investigation, confiscation or other law enforcement functions.

(a) a pharmacist, and

(b) a pharmacy assistant or another person employed or otherwise engaged to provide services at a pharmacy.