Section 33 — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

(1) A person who—
(a) wounds any person, or
(b) causes grievous bodily harm to any person,
with intent to cause grievous bodily harm to that or any other person is guilty of an offence.
(2) A person who—
(a) wounds any person, or
(b) causes grievous bodily harm to any person,
with intent to resist or prevent his or her (or another person’s) lawful arrest or detention is guilty of an offence.
(3) If on the trial of a person charged with an offence against this section the jury is not satisfied that the offence is proven but is satisfied that the person has committed an offence against section 35, the jury may acquit the person of the offence charged and find the person guilty of an offence against section 35. The person is liable to punishment accordingly.

Related sections

• s 31B — Survivor of suicide pact
• s 31C — Aiding etc suicide
• s 32 — Impeding endeavours to escape shipwreck
• s 33A — Discharging firearm etc with intent
• s 33B — Use or possession of weapon to resist arrest etc
• s 35 — Reckless grievous bodily harm or wounding

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