The maximum penalty for the offence of “injuries by furious driving, etc.”
According to the Judicial Commission of NSW, the actual penalties imposed for the offence are as follows:
- Suspended Sentence: 27%
- Section 9 Bond: 20%
- Prison: 18%
- CSO: 14%
- ICO: 9%
- Section 10(1) Bond (b) & (c): 5%
- Fine Only: 5%
- Home Detention: 2%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 12 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 6 months in prison.