New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 60E

60E Assaults etc at schools

(1) A person who assaults, stalks, harasses or intimidates any school student or member of staff of a school while the student or member of staff is attending a school, although no actual bodily harm is occasioned, is liable to imprisonment for 5 years.

(2) A person who assaults a school student or member of staff of a school while the student or member of staff is attending a school and by the assault occasions actual bodily harm, is liable to imprisonment for 7 years.

(3) A person who by any means--

(a) wounds or causes grievous bodily harm to a school student or member of staff of a school while the student or member of staff is attending a school, and

(b) is reckless as to causing actual bodily harm to that student or member of staff or any other person,

is liable to imprisonment for 12 years.

(4) A person who enters school premises with intent to commit an offence under another provision of this section is liable to imprisonment for 5 years.

(5) Nothing in subsection (1) applies to any reasonable disciplinary action taken by a member of staff of a school against a school student.