185Setting man-traps

185 Setting man-traps (1) Any person who sets or places any spring-gun, man-trap or other device calculated to destroy human life or to inflict serious harm, or causes any such thing to be set or placed, in any place with the intent that it may kill or inflict serious harm upon a trespasser or other person coming in contact with it, or sets or places any such thing in any such place and in any such manner that it is likely to cause any such result, is guilty of an offence and is liable to (2) Any person who knowingly permits any such spring-gun, man-trap or other device that has been set or placed by another person in any such place and in any such manner that it is likely to cause any such result to continue so set or placed in any place that is then in, or afterwards comes into, his possession or occupation, is deemed to have set and placed the spring-gun, man-trap or device with the intent aforesaid. (3) This section does not make it an offence to set any trap such as is usually set for the purpose of destroying vermin. 186 Harm Any person who unlawfully causes harm to another is guilty of an offence and is liable to imprisonment for 5 years. Criminal Code Act 1983 153 186AA Choking, strangling or suffocating in a domestic relationship (a) the person is in a domestic relationship with another person; and (b) the person intentionally chokes, strangles or suffocates the (c) the other person does not consent to the choking, strangling or suffocating and the person is reckless in relation to that (3) To avoid doubt, an offence against this section constitutes domestic violence under section 5 of the Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007. chokes, strangles or suffocates, a person, includes the following: (a) applies pressure, to any extent, to the person's neck; (b) obstructs, to any extent, any part of the person's: (i) respiratory system; or (ii) accessory systems of respiration; (c) interferes, to any extent, with the operation of the person's: (i) respiratory system; or (ii) accessory systems of respiration; (d) impedes, to any extent, the person's respiration. domestic relationship, see section 9 of the Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007. Criminal Code Act 1983 154