The maximum penalty for the offence of “person with face blackened w/i to commit indictable offence.”
According to the Judicial Commission of NSW, the actual penalties imposed for the offence are as follows:
- Prison: 42%
- Section 9 Bond: 27%
- Section 10(1) Bond (b)&(c): 12%
- CSO: 12%
- Section 10(1)(a) Dismissal: 4%
- Suspended Sentence: 4%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 11 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 6 months in prison.