Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 315A

315A Choking, suffocation or strangulation in a domestic setting

(1) A person commits a crime if—

(a) the person unlawfully chokes, suffocates or strangles another person, without the other person’s consent; and

(b) either—

(i) the person is in a domestic relationship with the other person; or

(ii) the choking, suffocation or strangulation is associated domestic violence under the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—7 years imprisonment.

(2) An assault is not an element of an offence against subsection (1) .