Criminal Code Act 1899

Any person who unlawfully assaults another is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable, if no greater punishment is provided, to imprisonment for 3 years.

If the offender publishes material on a social media platform or an online social network to—

advertise the offender’s involvement in the offence; or

advertise the act or omission constituting the offence;

the offender is liable to imprisonment for 4 years.

The following provisions also state a circumstance of aggravation for an offence against this section—

section 52B;

the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992, section 108B.

If the offender commits the offence with the circumstance of aggravation stated in section 52B, the offender is liable to imprisonment for 4 years.

In this section—advertise means attract the notice and attention of the public or a limited section of the public.material includes an electronic document. sch 1 pt 5 ch 30 s 335 amd 1988 No. 88 s 5 sch 2; 1997 No. 3 s 56; 2014 No. 42 s 15B; 2023 No. 26 s 16; 2024 No. 45 s 15