Statutes Amendment (COVID-19 Permanent Measures) 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. New Part, page 4, after line 23—Insert:

Part 3A—Amendment of Criminal Law Consolidation Act L935

5A—Amendment of section 20AA—Causing harm to, or assaulting, certain emergency workers etc

(1) Section 20AA(9)—after the definition of human biological material insert:

pharmacy has the same meaning as in Part 4 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) Act 2010',

pharmacy services has the same meaning as in Part 4 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) Act 2010',

(2) Section 20AA(9), definition of prescribed emergency worker, (e)—delete 'medical practitioner, nurse, security officer or otherwise) performing duties in a hospital' and substitute:

health practitioner, nurse, nurse practitioner, midwife, security officer or otherwise) performing duties in a hospital, or at any other place where medical treatment is provided or medical testing undertaken (however described, but including, without limiting this paragraph, a general practice, medical centre or other place at which people are vaccinated or screened for diseases)

(3) Section 20AA(9), definition of prescribed emergency worker—after paragraph (g) insert:

(ga) a person (whether a pharmacist, pharmacy assistant or otherwise) performing duties in a pharmacy; or

(gb) a person providing pharmacy services at a place other than a pharmacy, or a person assisting in the provision of such services; or

No. 2. Schedule 1, page 11, after line 12 [Schedule 1, Part 1, clause 2]—Insert:

(1a) Schedule 2, Part A2—delete Part A2

No. 3. Long title, page 1—After 'Acts Interpretation Act 1915,' insert:

the Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935,

Consideration in committee.

The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN: I indicate that the government accepts amendments Nos 1, 2 and 3 of the amendments as scheduled made by the Legislative Council to the Statutes Amendment (COVID-19 Permanent Measures) Bill 2021. I thank the Legislative Council for their consideration of the matter and with these amendments I accept it. I am very pleased that the passage of the bill can proceed. Accordingly, I move:

That the Legislative Council's amendments be agreed to.

Motion carried.