The maximum penalty for the offence of “assault occasioning abh.”
According to the Judicial Commission of NSW, the actual penalties imposed for the offence are as follows:
- Section 9 Bond: 43%
- Prison: 19%
- Suspended Sentence: 12%
- Section 10(1) Bond (b) & (c): 9%
- CSO: 8%
- Fine Only: 6%
- ICO: 3%
- Section 10(1)(a) Dismissal: 1%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 13 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 7 months in prison.