Assault Charges Lawyer
Cairns & Far North Queensland
You have been charged with an assault offence. You may have been arrested, spent a night in the watch-house, and released on bail conditions you do not fully understand. You are thinking about whether you will go to jail, whether this will follow you for the rest of your life, and whether the other person's version of what happened is the only version that matters. It is not. What happens next depends on the charge, the evidence, and how the matter is prepared.
How Serious Is Your Charge?
The answer depends on exactly what you have been charged with — and the gap between the least serious and the most serious assault charges is enormous. Common assault under section 335 of the Criminal Code (Qld) is the most frequently charged assault offence in the Cairns Magistrates Court. It covers everything from pushing and slapping through to punching, where no injury results. Maximum…
What Can Be Done
Your Charge Is Not the End of the Story The outcome of an assault matter is not determined the moment you are charged. Between now and your sentencing hearing, there is a window — and what happens in that window materially affects the result. If the charge can be reduced: Where bodily harm is marginal or disputed, a reduction from AOBH to common assault may be negotiated with the prosecution…
Fixed Fees
- Common Assault (s 335) — $2,100
- AOBH / Serious Assault — $4,800
- Contesting a Charge — Summary Hearing — $5,500
- District Court Plea — $12,000