A 31-year-old man is in a critical condition in intensive care after a suspected one-punch attack in Sydney's CBD.
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NSW Police are investigating the assault which was reported at about 12.45 am on Sunday morning.
Police and emergency services responded to the report and found a man with serious head and facial injuries at Haymarket.
Police said he was taken to St Vincent's Hospital in a critical condition and placed in an induced coma.
A spokesman for St Vincent's Hospital said the man's condition had deteriorated to a critical but stable condition while in intensive care by Sunday afternoon.
Police from the Sydney City Local Area Command have established a crime scene and are reviewing CCTV.
The Law Council of Australia has called for mandatory minimum sentences for "one-punch" homicides to be scrapped, arguing that they are not working to prevent violent crime and can have unjust outcomes.
NSW and Victoria both introduced mandatory minimum prison terms for causing deaths with a single strike in 2014, following high-profile deaths in each state.
The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research is reviewing the effect of controversial lockout and last drinks laws in Kings Cross and the Sydney CBD, including whether they have pushed violence to neighbouring areas. The new analysis is due to be released by mid-2017.
The Baird government is also preparing to respond to a September report on the laws by former judge Ian Callinan. The statutory review found that the laws remain valid but suggested a 2am lockout and 3.30am last drinks in venues with live entertainment could be trialled for two years.
