Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) If a registered health practitioner—
(a) is employed, self-employed or engaged to provide, or support the provision of, care or treatment in a hospital to a person; and
(b) is in the hospital or on the hospital premises—
a person must not assault the practitioner, knowing or being reckless as to whether the practitioner is a health practitioner.
Penalty: 60 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) If a registered health practitioner—
(a) is employed, self-employed or engaged to provide, or support the provision of, care or treatment, other than in a hospital, to a person; and
(b) is providing, or supporting the provision of, care or treatment to a person in the course of that employment, self-employment or engagement—
a person must not assault the practitioner, knowing or being reckless as to whether the practitioner is a health practitioner acting in accordance with paragraph (b).
Penalty: 60 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.
(3) In this section—
health practitioner and registered health practitioner have the same meanings as in the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law;
"hospital" means a public hospital, private hospital, denominational hospital or day procedure centre within the meaning of the Health Services Act 1988 ;
"hospital premises" includes parking areas, driveways, courtyards and forecourts on the premises occupied by a hospital.
No. 6337 s. 189.
S. 52 (Heading) inserted by No. 69/2014 s. 15(1).