The maximum penalty for the offence of “corrupt commissions or rewards” is 7 years in prison.
According to the Judicial Commission of NSW, the actual penalties imposed for the offence are as follows:
- Prison: 50%
- Intensive Correction Order: 40%
- Community Correction Order: 10%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 6.5 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 6 months in prison.