CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SECT 23

CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SECT 23

23—Causing serious harm

        (1)         A person who causes serious harm to another, intending to cause serious harm, is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         for a basic offence—imprisonment for 20 years;

            (b)         for an aggravated offence—imprisonment for 25 years.

        (2)         If, however, the victim in a particular case suffers such serious harm that a penalty exceeding the maximum prescribed in subsection (1) is warranted, the court may, on application by the Director of Public Prosecutions, impose a penalty exceeding the prescribed maximum.

        (3)         A person who causes serious harm to another, and is reckless in doing so, is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         for a basic offence—imprisonment for 15 years;

            (b)         for an aggravated offence—imprisonment for 19 years.