Aggravated Assault

Question 1

Section and penalty

Aggravated Assault

Answer 1

Sec 192(1)(a)(b)(c) Crimes Act 1961

3 years imprisonment

Question 2

Ingredients

Answer 2

(a) With Intent to commit or facilitate the commission of any imprisonable offence.
OR
(b) With intent to avoid detection of himself or any other person in the commission of any imprisonable offence.
OR
(c) With intent to avoid arrest or facilitate flight of himself or any other person upon the commission or attempted commission of any imprisonable offence
-Assaults
-Any person.

Question 3

R v STURM

Answer 3

Under section 191(1)(a), it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove the intended crime was actually subsequently committed.

Question 4

Define Assault

Answer 4

Assault means the act of applying or attempting to apply force to the person of another, directly or indirectly or threatening by any act or gesture to apply such force to the person of another, if the person making the threats has or causes the other to believe on reasonable grounds that he has the present ability to effect his purpose.