Petition · past parliament
Introduce mandatory prison sentences for persons who assault emergency services
Rejected
18 signatures
What the petition asks
As the number of assaults against emergency workers increases more and more perpetrators are being dealt with by way of a community pay back order or worse they have the charge dropped as part of a plea deal.
It is time that our emergency services had adequate protection from the justice system.
It is time that our emergency services had adequate protection from the justice system.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 8 Sep 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 9 Sep 2016 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
18
Status
Rejected
Rejected
9 Sep 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.