The maximum penalty for the offence of “disseminate/produce/possess child abuse material”
According to the Judicial Commission of NSW, the actual penalties imposed for the offence are as follows:
Local Court:
Section 91H(2) disseminate/produce/possess child abuse material
- Prison: 44.4%
- Suspended Sentence (no longer available): 27.3%
- Section 9 Bond (now community correction order): 15.8%
- ICO: 7.4%
- Section 10(1)(b)&(c) Bond: 2.7%
- Community Service Order (now community correction order): 1.3%
- Section 10(1)(a) Dismissal: 0.3%
- Fine Only: 0.3%
- Home Detention: 0.3%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 13.8 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 8.3 months in prison.
District and Supreme Court:
Section 91H(2) disseminate/produce/possess child abuse material
- Prison: 79.4%
- Suspended Sentence (no longer available): 8.6%
- ICO: 7.4%
- Section 9 Bond (now community correction order): 4%
- Period Detention: 0.6%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 29.6 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 15.7 months in prison.