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Overview
Commencement Date
Gross Violence
a) The offender planned in advance to engage in conduct and at the time of the planning-
i) The offender intended that the conduct would cause a serious injury; or
ii) The offender was reckless as to whether the conduct would cause a serious injury; or
iii) A reasonable person would have foreseen that the conduct would be likely to result in a serious injury;
b) The offender in company with 2 or more other persons caused the serious injury;
c) The offender entered into an agreement, arrangement or understanding with 2 or more other persons to cause a serious injury;
d) The offender planned in advance to have with him or her and to use an offensive weapon, firearm or imitation firearm and in fact used the offensive weapon, firearm or imitation firearm to cause the serious injury;
e) The offender continued to cause injury to the other person after the other person was incapacitated;
f) The offender caused the serious injury to the other person while the other person was incapacitated.
Planned in advance
Foresight that conduct would likely cause a serious injury
Incapacitation
Alternative offences
Last updated: 6 November 2019