New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHILDREN'S GUARDIAN ACT 2019 - SECT 25

25 Meaning of "assault"

"Assault" means--

(a) the intentional or reckless application of physical force without lawful justification or excuse, or

(b) any act which intentionally or recklessly causes another to apprehend immediate and unlawful violence.

Examples of assault--:

1 hitting, striking, kicking, punching or dragging a child

2 threatening to physically harm a child