Skye's Law is an informal name for the Crimes Amendment (Police Pursuits) Act 2010[1] of New South Wales, Australia.
It is named after the 19-month old toddler Skye Sassine, who was killed on 31 December 2009 when her family's car was hit by a driver suspected of armed robbery who was trying to evade police.
Deputy coroner, Magistrate Paul MacMahon, said, "The evidence shows that Senior Constable [Troy] Skinner in firstly undertaking urgent duty and subsequently engaging in the pursuit on 31 December 2009, did so in utter disregard for the requirements imposed on him by the [safe driving policy]".
[4] The offence is committed if the driver is aware of the pursuit, fails to stop and then drives recklessly or dangerously.
[6] In 2012, Western Australia also introduced a range of offences relating to police pursuit attracting sentences of imprisonment, in the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2012.