Penalty for Hinder Discovery of Evidence | Section 315(1)(b) Crimes Act NSW

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The maximum penalty for the offence of “hinder discovery of evidence”

According to the Judicial Commission of NSW, the actual penalties imposed for the offence are as follows:

  • Section 9 Bond: 43%
  • Section 10(1) Bond (b)&(c): 14%
  • CSO: 14%
  • Suspended Sentence: 14%
  • Prison: 14%

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 5 months in prison.