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Penalties and Sentences

This section of our website contains information about the types of criminal penalties that can be imposed by the Courts in New South Wales. There is a lot of helpful information on Section 10 of the Crimes Sentencing Procedure Act 1999 and how you may avoid a criminal record.

The Courts in New South Wales can impose the following penalties (click on any of these penalty types to read information about that penalty):

Section 10 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act

Section 19B(Commonwealth Offences only)

Fine

Restitution Orders(Commonwealth Offences only)

Recognizance Orders(Commonwealth Offences only)

Good behaviour bond

Community Service Order (CSO)

Periodic Detention

Home Detention

Suspended Sentence (Section 12)

Deferral of Sentence

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