The maximum penalty for the offence of “convey false/misleading information that person/property is in danger.”
According to the Judicial Commission of NSW, the actual penalties imposed for the offence are as follows:
- Section 9 Bond: 25%
- Prison: 25%
- Suspended Sentence: 20%
- Section 10(1) Bond (b)&(c): 10%
- Fine Only: 10%
- CSO: 10%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 15.5 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 8.5 months in prison.