The maximum penalty for the offence of “torture/beat etc animal and cause death/serious injury etc”
According to the Judicial Commission of NSW, the actual penalties imposed for the offence are as follows:
- Prison: 40%
- Fine Only: 13%
- Section 9 Bond: 13%
- CSO: 13%
- ICO: 13%
- Suspended Sentence: 7%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 15.5 months imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 9 months in prison.