Common Assault: Under Section 61 of the Crimes Act 1900, common assault involves causing another person to fear immediate and unlawful violence. It can include acts like hitting, slapping, or threatening someone.

The maximum penalty is 2 years imprisonment.

Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm (ABH): This offence, under Section 59, involves causing physical harm to another person. The harm must be more than transient or trifling.

The maximum penalty is 5 years imprisonment.

Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH) and Wounding:

Allegations that involve either GBH or Wounding are described in sections 33 and 35 of the Crimes Act. Section 33 deals with offences that involve intentionally inflicting the injury. Section 35 refers to offences where the injury in circumstances that amount to recklessness.

GBH: involves causing serious injury to another person, either intentionally or recklessly.

Wounding: This involves breaking the skin and causing bleeding. Proof of this offence requires evidence that the both the dermis and epidermis of the skin are broken.

The maximum penalty can range from 10 to 25 years imprisonment, depending on whether the level of intention proved..

Assault Causing Death: Under Section 25A, this offence involves causing the death of another person through an assault. The maximum penalty is 20 years imprisonment, or 25 years if the offender was intoxicated.

Choking, Suffocating, or Strangling: Under Section 37, this involves intentionally or recklessly choking, suffocating, or strangling another person. The penalties vary, with a maximum of 25 years imprisonment for the most serious offences.

These offences are taken very seriously by the courts, and the penalties reflect the severity of the harm caused.