CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 26 Common assault
CRIMES ACT 1900 - SECT 26
Common assault(1) A person who assaults another person is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by imprisonment for 2 years.
(2) However, for an aggravated offence against this section, the maximum penalty is imprisonment for 3 years.
Note Section 48C (Aggravated offences—pt 2 offences involving family violence) makes provision in relation to an aggravated offence against this section.