The maximum penalty for the offence of “assault occasioning abh – in company.”
According to the Judicial Commission of NSW, the actual penalties imposed for the offence are as follows:
- Prison: 32%
- Section 9 Bond: 27%
- CSO: 14%
- Suspended Sentence: 14%
- ICO: 8%
- Section 10(1) Bond (b) & (c): 3%
- Fine Only: 2%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 14 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 8.5 months in prison.