The maximum penalty for the offence of “impersonating police” is 2 years in prison.
According to the Judicial Commission of NSW, the actual penalties imposed for the offence are as follows:
- Community Correction Order: 42.42%
- Conditional Release Order without Conviction: 21.21%
- Prison: 12.12%
- Conditional Release Order with Conviction: 9.09%
- Fine Only: 9.09%
- Intensive Correction Order: 3.03%
- Section 10A No Other Penalty: 3.03%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 10 months imprisonment.