The maximum penalty for the offence of “sexual intercourse with child 14-16”
According to the Judicial Commission of NSW, the actual penalties imposed for the offence are as follows:
Local Court:
Section 66C(3) sexual intercourse with child 14-16
- Prison: 43.2%
- Suspended Sentence (no longer available): 32.4%
- Section 9 Bond (now community correction order): 10.8%
- Community Service Order (now community correction order): 8.1%
- Section 10(1)(b)&(c) Bond: 5.4%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 17.5 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 8.7 months in prison.
District and Supreme Court:
Section 66C(3) sexual intercourse with child between 14 and 16
- Prison: 66.3%
- Suspended Sentence (no longer available): 23.9%
- Section 9 Bond (now community correction order): 9.2%
- Section 10(1) Bond (b)&(c): 0.6%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 33.7 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 19.2 months in prison.