LAW1114 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ryan, Body Modification, Assizes

• School: Monash University
• Department: Law
• Course: LAW1114
• Professor: Sally Andersen

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Topic 5: non-fatal offences against the person non-sexual. Ds positive actions in making the phone-calls caused v to apprehend the possibility of imminent violence, this is an assault. Ireland(cid:859)s (cid:272)ase e(cid:454)pa(cid:374)ds the defi(cid:374)itio(cid:374) f(cid:396)o(cid:373) fagan(cid:859)s (cid:272)ase. Non-physical interferences (cid:894)like the (cid:396)epeated (cid:272)alls o(cid:396) gestu(cid:396)es(cid:895) (cid:373)a(cid:455) also (cid:271)e (cid:272)o(cid:374)side(cid:396)ed (cid:859)a(cid:272)ts(cid:859): causing apprehension (even without physical contact) was an assault. Sight of the knife had not frightened the victim: realised the accused could not harm him, accused could not have been charged with assault as a result, held: there can be no assault without apprehension. D says (cid:858)if you punch me, i will stab (cid:455)ou(cid:859: held: these (cid:449)o(cid:396)ds a(cid:396)e still a(cid:374) assault, as (cid:455)ou (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:859)t ag(cid:396)ee to (cid:271)e punched to avoid being stabbed. It was held that these words clearly indicated that, in spite of the gesture, the plaintiff did not intend to use his sword for the purpose of attacking d.