The maximum penalty for the offence of “taking motor vehicle with assault” is 10 years in prison.
According to the Judicial Commission of NSW, the actual penalties imposed for the offence are as follows:
- Community Correction Order: 40%
- Prison: 40%
- Intensive Correction Order: 20%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 16.5 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 8 months in prison.