MLL214 Study Guide - Final Guide: Indictable Offence, Summary Offence, Common Assault

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An assault is generically defined as the unlawful application of force or threat of force against another person without his or her consent. A(cid:272)tual u(cid:374)la(cid:449)ful appli(cid:272)atio(cid:374) of fo(cid:396)(cid:272)e o(cid:396) (cid:272)o(cid:374)ta(cid:272)t to the (cid:271)od(cid:455) of v (cid:449)ithout v(cid:859)s (cid:272)o(cid:374)se(cid:374)t (cid:894)k(cid:374)o(cid:449)(cid:374) as (cid:271)atte(cid:396)(cid:455)/fo(cid:396)(cid:272)e t(cid:455)pe common assault in text: cl apprehension assault. App(cid:396)ehe(cid:374)sio(cid:374) of i(cid:373)(cid:373)i(cid:374)e(cid:374)t u(cid:374)la(cid:449)ful appli(cid:272)atio(cid:374) of fo(cid:396)(cid:272)e o(cid:396) (cid:272)o(cid:374)ta(cid:272)t to the (cid:271)od(cid:455) of v (cid:449)ithout v(cid:859)s (cid:272)o(cid:374)se(cid:374)t (cid:894)k(cid:374)o(cid:449)(cid:374) as th(cid:396)eat type common assault in text) S23 summary offences act: deals with the summary offence of assault. Similar elements of ar and mr to cl assault- but applies to cases of less serious assault. Penalty- 15 penalty units or 3 months imprisonment. Cl assault- as an indictable offence at cl. This will be our focus- more serious types of cl assaults (indictable offence). Elements of ar and mr determined by cl s 320 ca - maximum penalty 5 years.