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Charges

What the law actually says.

For each charge: the provision it comes from, the maximum penalty as the legislation states it, and what the offence covers in plain English. Every figure is sourced to NSW legislation or the Judicial Commission, and every source is linked.

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  1. 01 Mid-range drink driving Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) s 110(4)
  2. 02 High-range drink driving Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) s 110(5)
  3. 03 Drive while disqualified or suspended Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) s 54
  4. 04 Negligent driving Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) s 117(1), penalty limb s 117(1)(c)
  5. 05 Police pursuit (Skye's Law) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 51B
  6. 06 Assault occasioning actual bodily harm Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 59; s 59(1) basic offence, s 59(2) in company
  7. 07 Affray Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 93C
  8. 08 Stalk or intimidate Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) s 13(1)
  9. 09 Possess prohibited drug Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) s 10(1)
  10. 10 Supply prohibited drug Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) s 25(1); penalties in s 32
  11. 11 Drug driving Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) s 111(1)
  12. 12 Larceny (stealing) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 117
  13. 13 Break and enter Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 112 (s 112(1) basic; s 112(2) aggravated; s 112(3) specially aggravated)
  14. 14 Contravene an AVO Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW) s 14(1)
  15. 15 Common assault Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 61
  16. 16 Reckless wounding Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 35(4) (s 35(3) for reckless wounding in company)
  17. 17 Low-range drink driving Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) s 110(3); disqualification under s 205(2)(a)
  18. 18 Novice-range drink driving Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) s 110(1); disqualification under s 205(2)(a)
  19. 19 Refuse breath analysis Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) Schedule 3, Division 6, clause 16(1)(b); disqualification under s 205(2)(d)
  20. 20 Drive under the influence Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) s 112(1); disqualification under s 205(2)(d)
  21. 21 Dangerous driving occasioning death Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 52A(1)
  22. 22 Dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 52A(3)
  23. 23 Menacing driving Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) s 118; disqualification under s 205(2)(d)
  24. 24 Exceed speed by more than 45 km/h Road Rules 2014 (NSW) rule 20, with penalties and disqualification set by rule 10-2(3) and (4), made under the Road Transport Act 2013
  25. 25 Fraud (obtain financial advantage) Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 192E
  26. 26 Destroy or damage property Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 195
  27. 27 Resist or hinder police Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 60(1AA). This replaced the former s 546C, which was repealed in 2022.
  28. 28 Goods in custody Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 527C
  29. 29 Possess an unauthorised firearm Firearms Act 1996 (NSW) s 7 (pistols and prohibited firearms) and s 7A (firearms generally)
  30. 30 Reckless grievous bodily harm Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 35(2), and s 35(1) where committed in company
  31. 31 Custody of a knife in public Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 93IB. This replaced Summary Offences Act 1988 s 11C, which was repealed in 2023.
  32. 32 Fail to appear on bail Bail Act 2013 (NSW) s 79
  33. 33 Assault a police officer Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 60
  34. 34 Wound or cause GBH with intent Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 33
  35. 35 Robbery Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 94
  36. 36 Armed robbery Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 97
  37. 37 Choke, suffocate or strangle Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 37
  38. 38 Cultivate prohibited plant Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) s 23, with penalties in ss 30 to 33AD
  39. 39 Deemed supply Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW) s 29
  40. 40 Receiving stolen property Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 188
  41. 41 Predatory driving Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 51A
  42. 42 Fail to stop and assist Crimes Act 1900 (NSW) s 52AB; s 52AB(1) where the impact occasions death, s 52AB(2) where it occasions grievous bodily harm
  43. 43 Unlicensed driving Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) s 53(3); the general unlicensed driving offence is s 53(1)
  44. 44 Possess a prohibited weapon Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 (NSW) s 7
  45. 45 Offensive conduct Summary Offences Act 1988 (NSW) s 4
  46. 46 Offensive language Summary Offences Act 1988 (NSW) s 4A
  47. 47 Enter inclosed lands Inclosed Lands Protection Act 1901 (NSW) s 4
  48. 48 Drive recklessly or furiously Road Transport Act 2013 (NSW) s 117(2)

Maximum penalties are the ceiling the law sets for the worst category of case. They are not a prediction of what a court will do in any particular matter. General information about NSW law, not legal advice.

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