Victorian Current Acts

CRIMES ACT 1958 - SECT 320

An offence at common law specified in column 1 of the Table is punishable by the maximum term of imprisonment specified opposite it in column 2 of the Table.

S. 320 (Table) amended by Nos 47/2016 s. 19, 32/2017 s. 10.

TABLE

Column 1	Column 2
Common law offence	Maximum Term of Imprisonment
*     *     *     *
Attempt to pervert the course of justice	Level 2 imprisonment (25 years maximum)
Breach of prison	Level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum)
Bribery of public official	Level 5 imprisonment (10 years maximum)
Common assault	Level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum)
Conspiracy to cheat and defraud	Level 4 imprisonment (15 years maximum)
Conspiracy to defraud	Level 4 imprisonment (15 years maximum)
Criminal defamation	Level 5 imprisonment (10 years maximum)
Embracery	Level 4 imprisonment (15 years maximum)
False imprisonment	Level 5 imprisonment (10 years maximum)
Kidnapping	Level 2 imprisonment (25 years maximum)
Misconduct in public office	Level 5 imprisonment (10 years maximum)
Perverting the course of justice	Level 2 imprisonment (25 years maximum)
Public nuisance	Level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum)
*     *     *     *
*     *     *     *
Unlawful assembly	Level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum)
*     *     *     *

Note to s. 320 inserted by No. 65/2016 s. 20(20).

Note

The offence of kidnapping at common law is a category 2 offence under the Sentencing Act 1991 . See subsection (2H) of section 5 of that Act for the requirement to impose a custodial order for this offence unless the circumstances set out in paragraphs (a) to (e) of that subsection exist.

S. 320A inserted by No. 3/2019 s. 4.