Serious Assaults - Liabilities

Question 1

Wounding with Intent

Answer 1

Section 188(1), Crimes Act 1961

• With intent to cause grievous bodily harm
• To any person
• Wounds or maims or disfigures or causes grievous bodily harm
• To any person

Question 2

Wounding with Intent/ Reckless Disregard

Answer 2

Section 188(2), Crimes Act 1961

• With intent to injure any person OR with reckless disregard for the safety of others
• Wounds OR maims OR disfigures OR causes grievous bodily harm
• To any person

Question 3

Injures with Intent

Answer 3

Section 189 (1), Crimes Act 1961

• With intent to cause grievous bodily harm
• To any person
• Injures
• Any person

Question 4

Injures with Intent

Answer 4

Section 189 (2), Crimes Act 1961

• With intent to injure any person OR with reckless disregard for the safety of others
• Injures
• Any person

Question 5

Aggravated Wounding

Answer 5

Section 191 (1), Crimes Act 1961

With intent:
(a) To commit OR facilitate the commission of any imprisonable offence; OR

(b) To avoid the detection of himself OR of any other person in the commission of any imprisonable offence; OR

(c) To avoid the arrest OR facilitate the flight of himself or any other person upon the commission OR attempted commission of any imprisonable offence

• Wound OR maims OR disfigures OR causes grievous bodily harm to any person

OR

• Renders unconscious OR Stupefies OR renders unconscious any person, OR by any violent means renders any person incapable of resistance.