Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio) (No. 2) Bill

Final Stages

The Legislative Council agreed to the bill with the amendments indicated by the following schedule, to which amendments the Legislative Council desires the concurrence of the House of Assembly:

No. 1. Clause 2, page 3, after line 8—After subclause (1) insert:

(1a) Part 2A (other than section 4C) will come into operation immediately after section 4 of the Criminal Law Consolidation (Assaults on Prescribed Emergency Workers) Amendment Act 2019 comes into operation.

(1b) Section 4C will come into operation immediately after section 7 of the Criminal Law Consolidation (Assaults on Prescribed Emergency Workers) Amendment Act 2019 comes into operation.

No. 2. New Part, page 4, after line 12—After Part 2 insert:

Part 2A—Amendment of Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935

4A—Amendment of section 19—Unlawful threats

Section 19(2), penalty provision, (c)—after 'section 5AA(1)(c)' insert ', (ca)'

4B—Amendment of section 20—Assault

(1) Section 20(3), penalty provision, (d)—after 'section 5AA(1)(c)' insert ', (ca)'

(2) Section 20(4), penalty provision, (d)—after 'section 5AA(1)(c)' insert ', (ca)'

4C—Amendment of section 20AA—Causing harm to, or assaulting, certain emergency workers etc

Section 20AA(9)—after the definition of prescribed emergency worker insert:

retrieval medicine means the assessment, stabilisation and transportation to hospital of patients with severe injury or critical illness (other than by a member of SA Ambulance Service Inc);

rural area means an area outside of Metropolitan Adelaide as defined by GRO Plan 639/93.

4D—Amendment of section 24—Causing harm

Section 24(2), penalty provision, (c)—after 'section 5AA(1)(c)' insert ', (ca)'

4E—Amendment of section 29—Acts endangering life or creating risk of serious harm

Section 29(3), penalty provision, (c)—after 'section 5AA(1)(c)' insert ', (ca)'

Consideration in committee.

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN: I indicate to the committee that the government accepts the two amendments moved by the Treasurer in the Legislative Council. I move:

That the Legislative Council's amendments be agreed to.

Motion carried.

At 17:46 the house adjourned until Wednesday 11 September 2019 at 10:30.