31Assaults

31 Assaults

S. 31(1) amended by Nos 49/1991 s. 119(1)
(Sch. 2 item 13), 48/1997

(a) assaults or threatens to assault another person with intent to commit an indictable offence; or

S. 31(1)(b) amended by Nos 43/2011 s. 16, 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 36.3), substituted by No. 69/2014 s. 13(1), amended by Nos 28/2016 s. 7(1), 43/2017 s. 48(1), 52/2025 s. 3(1)(a).

(b) assaults or threatens to assault, resists or intentionally obstructs an emergency worker on duty or a youth justice custodial worker on duty, or a custodial officer on duty, knowing or being reckless as to whether the person is an emergency worker or a youth justice custodial worker or a custodial officer; or

S. 31(1)(ba) inserted by No. 69/2014 s. 13(1), amended by Nos 20/2015 s. 21, 28/2016 s. 7(2), 43/2017 s. 48(2), 52/2025 s. 3(1)(a).

(ba) assaults or threatens to assault, resists or intentionally obstructs a person lawfully assisting an emergency worker on duty or a youth justice custodial worker on duty, or a custodial officer on duty, knowing or being reckless as to whether the person is assisting an emergency worker or a youth justice custodial worker or a custodial officer; or

S. 31(1)(bb) inserted by No. 52/2025 s. 3(1)(b).

(bb) assaults or threatens to assault an applicable customer-facing worker in connection with the performance of the worker's duties, knowing or being reckless as to whether the person is an applicable customer-facing worker; or

(c) assaults or threatens to assault a person with intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detention of a person—

(2) In subsection (1), assault means the direct or indirect application of force by a person to the body of, or to clothing or equipment worn by, another person where the application of force is—

(a) without lawful excuse; and

(b) with intent to inflict or being reckless as to the infliction of bodily injury, pain, discomfort, damage, insult or deprivation of liberty—

and results in the infliction of any such consequence (whether or not the consequence inflicted is the consequence intended or foreseen).

S. 31(2A) inserted by No. 69/2014 s. 13(2), amended by Nos 28/2016 s. 7(3), 38/2017 s. 81(1), 43/2017 s. 48(3), substituted by No. 52/2025 s. 3(2).

(2A) In subsection (1)—

applicable customer-facing worker has the meaning given in section 51C of the Summary Offences Act 1966;

custodial officer has the same meaning as in section 10AA(8) of the ;