New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 60G

60G Assault and other action against retail workers

(1) A person who assaults, throws a missile at, stalks, harasses or intimidates a retail worker in the course of the worker's duty, although no actual bodily harm is caused to the worker, commits an offence.

: Maximum penalty--imprisonment for 4 years.

(2) A person commits an offence if the person--

(a) assaults a retail worker in the course of the worker's duty, and

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

: Maximum penalty--imprisonment for 6 years.

(3) A person commits an offence if the person by any means--

(a) wounds or causes grievous bodily harm to a retail worker in the course of the worker's duty, and

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

: Maximum penalty--imprisonment for 11 years.

(4) For this section, an action is taken to be carried out in relation to a retail worker in the course of the worker's duty, even if the worker is not on duty at the time, if the action is carried out as a consequence of, or in retaliation for, actions undertaken by the retail worker in the course of the worker's duty.