Causing serious injury recklessly in circumstances of gross violence
15B Causing serious injury recklessly in circumstances of gross violence
S. 15B(1) amended by No. 54/2025 s. 4.
A person must not, without lawful excuse, recklessly cause serious injury to another person in circumstances of gross violence.
Penalty: Level 3 imprisonment (20 years maximum).
Note to s. 15B(1) inserted by No. 65/2016 s. 20(8), repealed by No. 23/2020 s. 11(1).
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For the purposes of subsection (1), any one of the following constitutes circumstances of gross violence—
the offender planned in advance to engage in conduct and at the time of planning—
the offender intended that the conduct would cause a serious injury; or
the offender was reckless as to whether the conduct would cause a serious injury; or
a reasonable person would have foreseen that the conduct would be likely to result in a serious injury;
the offender in company with 2 or more other persons caused the serious injury;
S. 15B(2)(c) substituted by No. 63/2014 s. 7(4).
the offender entered into an agreement, arrangement or understanding with 2 or more other persons to cause a serious injury;
Note
See Subdivision (1) (Complicity in commission of offences) of Division 1 of Part II.
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;
the offender continued to cause injury to the other person after the other person was incapacitated;
the offender caused the serious injury to the other person while the other person was incapacitated.
Notes to s. 15B amended by Nos 69/2014 s. 8(1)(2), 28/2016 s. 6(1), 65/2016 ss 20(9), 25, substituted by No. 23/2020 s. 11(2).
Notes
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