Penalty for Blackmail | Section 249K Crimes Act NSW

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The maximum penalty for the offence of “blackmail” is 10 years in prison.

According to the Judicial Commission of NSW, the actual penalties imposed for the offence are as follows:

  • Community Correction Order: 33.33%
  • Prison: 30%
  • Community Correction Order: 23.33%
  • Fine Only: 10%
  • Intensive Correction Order: 3.33%

The average prison sentence for the offence is 1 year imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 7 months in prison.

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