Page 1036 - Week 04 - Thursday, 7 May 2020

Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . . Video

---

(c) the conduct mentioned in paragraph (a) would be likely to cause a reasonable person to fear that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could be transmitted to the police officer.

Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units, imprisonment for 2 years or both.

(2) Strict liability applies to subsection (1) (b).

(3) Absolute liability applies to subsection (1) (c).

(4) In this section:

COVID-19 emergency means—

(a) a state of emergency declared under the Emergencies Act 2004, section 156 because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19); or

(b) an emergency declared under the Public Health Act 1997, section 119 (including any extension or further extension) because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

(5) This section and the dot point referring to this section mentioned in section 7A, note 1 expire on the first day no COVID-19 emergency is in force.

2

Schedule 1

Proposed new part 1.20A

Page 67—

after the table, insert

Part 1.20A  Magistrates Court (Crimes Infringement Notices) Regulation 2008 

[1.105A] New section 15 

insert

15  Expiry—sch 1, item 1A 

This section and schedule 1, item 1A expire on the day the Crimes Act 1900, section 26C expires.

[1.105B] Schedule 1, new item 1A 

before item 1, insert

Schedule 4

COVID-19 Emergency Response Legislation Amendment Bill 2020

Amendment moved by the Minister for Health

1

Schedule 1, part 1.24

Page 73, line 15—

omit

---

Next page . . . . Previous page . . . . Speeches . . . . Contents . . . . Debates(HTML) . . . . PDF . . . . Video