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Offence title:
Causing grievous bodily harm
Act:
54 Crimes Act (NSW)
Offence:
Whosoever by any unlawful or negligent act, or omission, causes grievous bodily harm to any person, commits an offence.
Penalty:
Imprisonment for 2 years.
Summary/Indictable/mixed:
Mixed
Jurisdiction:
Local, District or Supreme Court
How committed:
Throwing a plant pot off a balcony and its strikes a person passing below.
Important note:
This offence is often charged in driving matters.
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