Northern Territory Numbered Acts

PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2020 (NO 14 OF 2020) - SECT 6

After section 113, in Part 9, Division 1

insert

113A     Coughing or spitting on certain workers

    (1)     A person commits an offence if:

    (a)     the person intentionally coughs, spits or expectorates on or at another person; and

    (b)     the other person is:

        (i)     a police officer; or

        (ii)     an emergency worker as defined in section 187(2) of the Criminal Code; or

        (iii)     a worker within the meaning of section 188A of the Criminal Code; and

    (c)     the conduct specified in paragraph (a) is likely to cause a reasonable person to fear that COVID-19 will be transmitted to the person specified in paragraph (b).

Maximum penalty:     100 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.

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

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

    (4)     In this section:

COVID-19 means the Coronavirus disease named "COVID-19" by the World Health Organization.