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What is Common Assault in NSW?

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Section 61 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) states:“Whosoever assaults any person, although not occasioning actual bodily harm, shall be liable toimprisonment for two years.”It was held in R v Ireland [1998] 1 AC 147 that an assault can be defined as an act by which a personintentionally or recklessly causes another person to apprehend […]