Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 335

335 Common assault

(1) 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.

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

(a) advertise the offender’s involvement in the offence; or

(b) advertise the act or omission constituting the offence;

the offender is liable to imprisonment for 4 years.

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

(a) section 52B ;

(b) the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 , section 108B .

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

(5) 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.