Injures with Intent to Cause GBH

Question 1

Section and penalty

Answer 1

Sec 189(1) Crimes Act 1961

10 years imp

Question 2

Ingredients

Answer 2

1) With Intent to Cause GBH
2) To anyone
3) Injures
4) Any person

Question 3

Intent

Answer 3

There are two specific types of intention in an offence. Firstly there must be an intention to commit the act and secondly, an intention to get a specific result.

Question 4

R v Taisalika

Answer 4

The nature of the blow and the gash which it produced on the complainant’s head would point strongly to the presence of the necessary intent.

Question 5

Grievous Bodily Harm

Answer 5

Grievous bodily harm can be defined as harm that is really serious.

Question 6

DPP V Smith

Answer 6

Bodily harm needs no explanation and grievous means no more and no less than really serious.

Question 7

Injures - Sec 2 Crimes Act 1961

Answer 7

Means to cause actual bodily harm.

Question 8

R v Donovan

Answer 8

Bodily harm includes any hurt or injury calculated to interfere with the health or comfort of the victim. It need not be permanent but it must, no doubt, be more than merely transitory and trifling.

Question 9

Any Person

Answer 9

Gender neutral. Proven by judicial notice or circumstantial evidence.