1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Criminal Code (Choking in Domestic Settings) and Another Act Amendment Act 2020.

2 Code amended

This part amends the Criminal Code.

3 Amendment of s 315A (Choking, suffocation or strangulation in a domestic setting)

(1) Section 315A (1), penalty—omit, insert—
[Note: Maximum penalty—14 years imprisonment.]

(2) Section 315A —insert—

(3) In this section—

"choke", a person, includes apply pressure to the person’s neck.

"strangle", a person, includes apply pressure to the person’s neck.

"suffocate", a person, includes the following—

(a) obstruct any part of the person’s—

(i) respiratory system; or

(ii) accessory systems of respiration;

(b) interfere with the operation of the person’s—

(i) respiratory system; or

(ii) accessory systems of respiration;

(c) impede the person’s respiration.

4 Act amended

This part amends the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992.

5 Amendment of sch 1 (Serious violent offences)

Schedule 1 —

insert—