Common Assault
Common assault is an offence pursuant to section 61 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) ‘Act’. This provision states whosoever assaults any person, although not occasioning actual bodily harm, shall be liable to imprisonment for two years. The maximum penalty for a conviction is therefore two years.[1] The case R v Burstow; R v Ireland [1998] 1 AC 147 […]Continue reading