The maximum penalty for the offence of “assault causing death when intoxicated” is 20 years in prison.
The most common penalty imposed for assault causing death when intoxicated is imprisonment.
The average prison sentence for the offence is 10 years imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 8 years in prison.
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