The maximum penalty for the offence of “groom child for unlawful sexual activity”
According to the Judicial Commission of NSW, the actual penalties imposed for the offence are as follows:
Local Court:
Section 66EB(3) groom child for unlawful sexual activity
- Prison: 64.3%
- Section 9 Bond (now community correction order): 21.4%
- Suspended Sentence (no longer available): 14.3%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 17.9 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 9 months in prison.
District and Supreme Court:
Section 66EB(3) groom child < 14 for unlawful sexual activity – SNPP (Item 10I) – post-Muldrock
- Prison: 100%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 36 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 0 months in prison.
Section 66EB(3) groom child < 14 for unlawful sexual activity – before SNPP
- Suspended Sentence (no longer available): 66.7%
- Prison: 33.3%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 51 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 0 months in prison.
Section 66EB(3) groom child >= 14 for unlawful sexual activity – SNPP (Item 10J) – post-Muldrock
- Prison: 100%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 36 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 24 months in prison.
Section 66EB(3) groom child >= 14 for unlawful sexual activity – before SNPP
- Prison: 75%
- Suspended Sentence (no longer available): 25%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 32.3 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 16.7 months in prison.