337APersistent family violence

337A Persistent family violence

[Section 337A Inserted by No. 71 of 1987, s. 29 ][Section 337A Amended by No. 26 of 2017, s. 4, Applied:14 Jul 2017] [Section 337A Amended by No. 26 of 2018, s. 4, Applied:10 Dec 2018] [Section 337A Inserted by No. 71 of 1987, s. 29 ][Section 337A Amended by No. 26 of 2017, s. 4, Applied:14 Jul 2017] [Section 337A Amended by No. 26 of 2018, s. 4, Applied:10 Dec 2018]

(1)  Subject to subsection (2) , upon an indictment for persistent family violence, the accused person may be convicted of one or more of the following crimes or offences:

(a) assault;

(ab) [Section 337A Amended by No. 21 of 2022, s. 20, Applied:22 Dec 2022] aggravated assault;

(b) assault on pregnant woman;

(ba) [Section 337A Amended by No. 21 of 2022, s. 20, Applied:22 Dec 2022] committing an unlawful act intended to cause bodily harm;

(c) abduction;

(d) rape;

(e) stalking;

(f) indecent assault;

(g) wounding [or causing grievous bodily harm];

(ga) [Section 337A Amended by No. 13 of 2022, s. 4, Applied:22 Aug 2022] strangulation;

(h) [Section 337A Amended by No. 8 of 2020, s. 5, Applied:06 Apr 2020] penetrative sexual abuse of a person with a mental impairment;

(i) an offence against section 8 of the ;