4013LAW Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: 5Aa, Endangerment, Audi A6
24 Jul 2018
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Step one: causing (pe) serious harm (s 23) Serious harm (s 21): harm that endangers a person"s life, causes mental or physical impairment, or results in serious disfigurement. Mental harm (s 21): psychological harm, not emotions unless they result in psychological harm. Physical harm (s 21): unconsciousness, pain, disfigurement, infection with a disease. R v donovan [1934] (17 year old prostitute beaten with a cane consent): cannot consent to severe injury unless participating in a manly sport". R v brown [1993] (gay s&m club consent): sex is no excuse for violence". A6"s reference (no 6 of 1980) [1981]: street fight consent. Pallante v stadium [1976] (boxing): spirit of anger" with the predominant intention of substantial bodily harm" consent. Watherston v woolven (afl): king hit consent. Guirelli v johnston (1989) (afl): deliberate intent to cause injury consent = damages. Re jewell [1987]; mcavaney v quigley (1991) (breach of rules in afl = consent): players know and expect breaches to occur.
