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:
- Prison: 45%
- Suspended Sentence: 27%
- Section 9 Bond: 18%
- ICO: 5%
- Section 10(1) Bond (b)&(c): 2%
- Section 10(1)(a) Dismissal: 1%
- CSO: 1%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 14.5 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 8.5 months in prison.