The maximum penalty for the offence of assault police is 5 years in prison.
However, it is important to bear in mind this is the most severe penalty that can be imposed, and the court will take into account a wide range of factors when determining the appropriate penalty in your particular case.
These factors include whether you pleaded guilty or were found guilty after a hearing or trial, your criminal history (or lack thereof), your remorse as can be demonstrated through character references and/or a letter of apology, the likelihood that you will reoffend as can be shown through any courses or programs you have undertaken since the date of the offence and the seriousness of the particular conduct itself, to name a few.
In the Local Courts
The most common penalty imposed for assault police officer in execution of duty under section 60(1) of the Crimes Act is community correction order, followed by imprisonment, then fine only, then intensive correction, then conditional release order without conviction, then conditional release order with conviction, then section 10A conviction with no other penalty, then section 10(1)(a) dismissal.
The average full term prison sentence imposed for the offence is 10 months and the average non-parole period (the minimum term in prison) is 6 months.
The most common penalty imposed for stalk police officer in execution of duty under section 60(1) of the Crimes Act is community correction order, followed by fine only.
The most common penalty imposed for harass police officer in execution of duty under section 60(1) of the Crimes Act is community correction order, followed by fine only, then imprisonment, then conditional release order with conviction and intensive correction order, then section 10(1)(a) dismissal and conditional release order without conviction.
The average full term prison sentence imposed for the offence is 10 months and the average non-parole period (the minimum term in prison) is 7 months.
The most common penalty imposed for intimidate police officer in execution of duty under section 60(1) of the Crimes Act is community correction order, followed by imprisonment, then fine only, then intensive correction order, then conditional release order with conviction, then conditional release order without conviction, then section 10A conviction with no other penalty, then section 10(1)(a) dismissal.
The average full term prison sentence imposed for the offence is 10 months and the average non-parole period (the minimum term in prison) is 6 months.
The most common penalty imposed for throw missile at police officer in execution of duty under section 60(1) of the Crimes Act is community correction order, then imprisonment, then fine only, then section 10A conviction with no other penalty and conditional release order with conviction.
The average full term prison sentence imposed for the offence is 10 months and the average non-parole period (the minimum term in prison) is 7 months.
The most common penalty imposed for assault police officer during public disorder under section 60(1A) of the Crimes Act is community correction order and intensive correction order, followed by conditional release order without conviction.
The most common penalty imposed for discharge firearm under section 33A(1) of the Crimes Act is conditional release order without conviction.
The most common penalty imposed for intimidate police officer during public disorder under section 60(1A) of the Crimes Act is imprisonment, conditional release order with conviction, community correction order, and intensive correction order.
The average full term prison sentence imposed for the offence is 18 months and the average non-parole period (the minimum term in prison) is 9 months.
The most common penalty imposed for throw missile at police officer during public disorder under section 60(1A) of the Crimes Act is community correction order, followed by intensive correction order, then imprisonment.
The average full term prison sentence imposed for the offence is 7 months and the average non-parole period (the minimum term in prison) is 7 months.
The most common penalty imposed for hinder/resist police officer in the execution of duty under section 60(1AA) of the Crimes Act is fine only, followed by community correction, then conditional release order without conviction, then conditional release order with conviction, then imprisonment, then section 10A conviction with no other penalty, then intensive correction order and Section 10(1)(a) dismissal.
The average full term prison sentence imposed for the offence is 9 months and the average non-parole period (the minimum term in prison) is 4 months.
The most common penalty imposed for assault police officer in execution of duty – cause ABH under section 60(2) of the Crimes Act is community correction order, followed by imprisonment, then intensive correction order, then fine only, then conditional release order without conviction, then conditional release order with conviction, then Section 10A conviction with no other penalty and section 10(1)(a) dismissal.
The average full term prison sentence imposed for the offence is 14 months and the average non-parole period (the minimum term in prison) is 7 months.
The most common penalty imposed for assault police officer during public disorder – cause ABH under section 60(2A) of the Crimes Act is intensive correction order.
In the Higher Courts
The most common penalty imposed for assault police officer in execution of duty under section 60(1) of the Crimes Act is imprisonment, followed by section 10A conviction with no other penalty.
The average full term prison sentence imposed for the offence is 10 months and the average non-parole period (the minimum term in prison) is 8 months.
The most common penalty imposed for Intimidate police officer in execution of duty under section 60(1) of the Crimes Act is imprisonment.
The average full term prison sentence imposed for the offence is 15 months and the average non-parole period (the minimum term in prison) is 1 year.
The most common penalty imposed for Assault police officer during public disorder under section 60(1A) of the Crimes Act is imprisonment.
The average full term prison sentence imposed for the offence is 6 months and the average non-parole period (the minimum term in prison) is 6 months.
The most common penalty imposed for assault police officer in execution of duty – cause ABH under section 60(2) of the Crimes Act is imprisonment, followed by conditional release order with conviction.
The average full term prison sentence imposed for the offence is 3 years and the average non-parole period (the minimum term in prison) is 2 years.
The most common penalty imposed for assault police officer during public disorder – cause ABH under section 60(2A) of the Crimes Act is section 9 bond.
The most common penalty imposed for wound police officer in execution of duty under section 60(3) of the Crimes Act is imprisonment, followed by intensive correction order.
The average full term prison sentence imposed for the offence is 4 years and the average non-parole period (the minimum term in prison) is 2 years.
The most common penalty imposed for inflict/cause GBH to police officer in execution of duty under section 60(3) of the Crimes Act is imprisonment, followed by intensive correction order.
The average full term prison sentence imposed for the offence is 4 years and the average non-parole period (the minimum term in prison) is 2.5 years.
The most common penalty imposed for wound or cause GBH to police officer during public disorder under section 60(3A) of the Crimes Act is imprisonment.
The average full term prison sentence imposed for the offence is 5 years and the average non-parole period (the minimum term in prison) is 30 months.
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