The maximum penalty for the offence of “threatening or intimidating victims or witnesses” is 7 years in prison.
According to the Judicial Commission of NSW, the actual penalties imposed for the offence are as follows:
- Prison: 75%
- Intensive Correction Order: 25%
The average prison sentence for the offence is 1 years imprisonment, and the average non-parole period (or minimum prison term that must be served) is 3 months in prison.