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Criminal Code Act 1983
189AAssaults on police or emergency workers
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189A Assaults on police or emergency workers
(1) Any person who unlawfully assaults a police officer or emergency
worker in the execution of the officer's or worker's duty is guilty of
an offence and is liable to imprisonment for 5 years.
(2) If the police officer or emergency worker assaulted:
(a) suffers harm, the offender is liable to imprisonment for
7 years; or
(ab) suffers harm and the assault includes spitting by the offender,
the offender is liable to imprisonment for 10 years; or
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(b) suffers serious harm, the offender is liable to imprisonment for
16 years.