CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 315A
Choking, suffocation or strangulation in a domestic setting
CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 315A
Choking, suffocation or strangulation in a domestic setting
315A Choking, suffocation or strangulation in a domestic setting
(1) A person commits a crime if— (a) the person unlawfully chokes,
suffocates or strangles another person, without the other person’s consent;
and
(b) either— (i) the person is in a domestic relationship with the
other person; or
(ii) the choking, suffocation or strangulation is associated
domestic violence under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 .
Penalty— Maximum penalty—7 years imprisonment.
(2) An assault is
not an element of an offence against subsection (1) .
