A judge will decide the most appropriate punishment in the event that a person is found guilty of an offence. The punishment is determined at a Sentencing Hearing. Depending on the seriousness of the offence the judge may order a range of penalties according to the crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW).
The types of penalties or orders that a court may make include but are not limited to:
- Under Section 10 – dismissal without conviction depending on a range of factors
- Under Section 10(1)(b)– Conditional Release Order (CRO).
- Under Section 9(1)(a) the court can also impose a CRO and record a conviction
- Under Section 10(1)(c) – Intervention plan without conviction
- Under Section 10A – Conviction with no other penalty
- Under Division 4 – Fine
- Under Section 8 – Community Corrections Order (CCO)
- Under Section 7 – Intensive Correction Order (ICO)
- Prison (harshest penalty/duration is dependent on the court’s jurisdiction)
- Parole periods (parole period and non-parole period)
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