Here is a run-down on what is common assault? In Australia, there
are various types of assaults, from the lower end threats to
murders and homicides, and everything in between. This articles
outlines the law, penalties, and defences concerning common
assault.
What is Common Assault?
The common assault definition is an assault to any person
causing injuries that do not amount to actual bodily harm. This
attracts criminal prosecution carrying heavy penalties prescribed
by the common assault crimes act in
section 61 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW). Common assault is
amongst the lower end of seriousness of the range of assaults under
the law.
An assault is a voluntary and intentional act, and not merely an
accidental act, which cannot be committed by an omission to act,
that an accused person intentionally or recklessly causes the
victim to apprehend immediate and unlawful violence or sustain
unlawful force, without consent and without a lawful excuse.
