GPs ‘not frontline workers’ under new laws intended to curb assaults
AMA NSW president Dr Michael Bonning says all healthcare workers deserve the same protections
GPs have been excluded from new laws that aim to deter assaults on frontline workers, even though pharmacists, hospital doctors and lifeguards are all covered.
The NSW Government is raising the maximum punishment for assault on frontline workers to 14 years’ imprisonment, compared with previous laws that capped prison time at five years and were limited to police officers.
