The maximum penalty for the offence of “intentionally choke etc person with recklessness”
According to the Judicial Commission of NSW, the actual penalties imposed for the offence are as follows:
- Prison: 46%
- Section 9 Bond: 20%
- Suspended Sentence: 18%
- ICO: 7%
- CSO: 6%
- Section 10(1) Bond (b) & (c): 1%
- Fine Only: 1%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 17 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 8.5 months in prison.