The maximum penalty for the offence of “recklessly wound”
According to the Judicial Commission of NSW, the actual penalties imposed for the offence are as follows:
Local Court:
Section 35(4) recklessly wound
- Prison: 38.6%
- Suspended Sentence (no longer available): 22%
- Section 9 Bond (now community correction order): 19.2%
- ICO: 9.8%
- Community Service Order (now community correction order): 8.8%
- Section 10(1)(b)&(c) Bond: 1.3%
- Section 10(1)(a) Dismissal: 0.2%
- Fine Only: 0.2%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 15.8 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 8.6 months in prison.
District and Supreme Court:
Section 35(4) post-Muldrock
- Prison: 69.8%
- Suspended Sentence (no longer available): 18%
- ICO: 8%
- Section 9 Bond (now community correction order): 3.6%
- Community Service Order (now community correction order): 0.5%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 31.8 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 17.5 months in prison.
Section 35(4) pre-Muldrock
- Prison: 62.2%
- Suspended Sentence (no longer available): 21.6%
- Period Detention: 8.8%
- Section 9 Bond (now community correction order): 6.1%
- Community Service Order (now community correction order): 1.4%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 32 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 17 months in prison.
Section 35(4) accessory after the fact to recklessly wound
- Section 9 Bond (now replaced by community correction order): 100%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 0 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 0 months in prison.