The Act deemed common assault an arrestable offence. Offences under the Act are arrestable and non-bailable. This was consequential on the abolition of the classification arrestable offence by that Act. This was consequential on the creation of the classification arrestable offence by that Act. However, the concept of "arrestable offence" was abolished on 1 January 2006. Generally, however, drug possession is an arrestable offense, although first-time offenders rarely serve jail time.