Child Sex Offence - Introduction Child sex offences in New South Wales, courts can impose severe penalties for sexual offences involving children. These penalties range from the most severe being full...
High Range Drink Driving Introduction Drink driving is one of the most common offences dealt within the Local Courts of NSW. There is legislation in place that makes it an offence to drive under the...
1. What is a custodial sentence? A custodial sentence is a judicial sentence that involves being imprisoned. Custodial sentencing is usually reserved for more serious crimes but each state has their own...
A gauge as to the level of seriousness the legislature treats a criminal offence can be ascertained via the maximum penalty. To illustrate the point we can look to s 5(2)(a) of theSentencing Act 1991 (VIC)...