The maximum penalty for the offence of “possession of identification information” is 7 years in prison.
According to the Judicial Commission of NSW, the actual penalties imposed for the offence are as follows:
- Prison: 41.1%
- Community Correction Order: 25.1%
- Intensive Correction Order: 23.4%
- Fine Only: 8%
- Conditional Release Order with Conviction: 2.3%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 9 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 6 months in prison.