The maximum penalty for the offence of “intimidation by violence” is 2 years in prison.
According to the Judicial Commission of NSW, the actual penalties imposed for the offence are as follows:
- Conditional Release Order without Conviction: 32.14%
- Fine Only: 25%
- Prison: 21.43%
- Community Correction Order: 14.29%
- Conditional Release Order with Conviction: 3.57%
- Intensive Correction Order: 3.57%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 8 months imprisonment.