Crimes Act 1961

Crimes against the person - Assaults and injuries to the person

189: Injuring with intent

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"Hurting someone on purpose can lead to prison time"

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If you hurt someone on purpose, you could go to prison. You could be imprisoned for up to 10 years if you try to cause serious harm to someone and you end up injuring them. If you try to hurt someone or you don't care about their safety and you injure them, you could be imprisoned for up to 5 years.

You need to be careful how you treat others, because the law says you can be punished if you hurt someone. The law is in place to protect people from being hurt by others. If you break the law, you will face the consequences, which can include imprisonment.

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Part 8Crimes against the person
Assaults and injuries to the person

189Injuring with intent

  1. Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years who, with intent to cause grievous bodily harm to any one, injures any person.

  2. Every one is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years who, with intent to injure any one, or with reckless disregard for the safety of others, injures any person.

  3. Repealed
Compare
  • 1908 No 32 s 204
Notes
  • Section 189(3): repealed, on , by section 164(b) of the Sentencing Act 2002 (2002 No 9).