The maximum penalty for the offence of “possession, supply or making explosives” is 5 years in prison.
According to the Judicial Commission of NSW, the actual penalties imposed for the offence are as follows:
- Community Correction Order: 30%
- Fine Only: 25%
- Conditional Release Order without Conviction: 10%
- Intensive Correction Order: 10%
- Prison: 10%
- Section 10A No Other Penalty: 10%
- Section 10(1)(a) Dismissal: 5%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 5.5 months imprisonment.