The penalties for criminal offences in New South Wales in ascending order of severity are:
1. Section 10 Dismissal, which means no criminal conviction and no good behaviour bond,
2. Conditional Release Order without conviction, which means no criminal conviction but a good behaviour bond,
3. Section 10(1)(c) Discharge, which means no criminal conviction conditional on entering an intervention program,
4. Section 10A – which is a conviction with no further penalty,
5. Fine – which comes with a conviction,
6. Conditional Release Order with conviction, which comes with a good behaviour bond,
7. Community Correction Order, which comes with a conviction and a good behaviour bond that can have stricter conditions than the foregoing,
8. Intensive Correction Order, which comes with a conviction and a good behaviour bond which can include a range of strict conditions, and
9. Prison, where no other penalty is appropriate.