❓ Hon Michelle Boylan asks the Attorney General for average sentences imposed under section 320(2) of the Criminal Code (sexual penetration of a child) from 2020-2024, broken down by court. The Attorney General provides the data in a table.
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I refer to section 320(2) of the Criminal Code (page 227), relating to imprisonment of a person who sexually penetrates a child, and I ask: (a) can the Minister table the average sentence imposed for this offence for the following years: (i) 2020; (ii) 2021; (iii) 2022; (iv) 2023; and (v) 2024?
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Answered
14 October 2025
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney General
Response time
9 days
(a)
(i) to (v). Refer to Table 1 below.
Table 1 – Average custodial sentence (months) for charges under section 320(2) of the Criminal Code between 2020 and 2024.
Year
Children's Court
District Court
Supreme Court
2020
7.6
59.2
2021
6.5
36.2
2022
11.8
39.1
72.0
2023
6.3
46.1
2024
7.2
45.6
Counting rules:
(i) to (v). Refer to Table 1 below.
Table 1 – Average custodial sentence (months) for charges under section 320(2) of the Criminal Code between 2020 and 2024.
Year
Children's Court
District Court
Supreme Court
2020
7.6
59.2
2021
6.5
36.2
2022
11.8
39.1
72.0
2023
6.3
46.1
2024
7.2
45.6
Counting rules:
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