Obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation

Legislation: Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 (Vic) s 78(b)

Maximum penalty: 1 year imprisonment, 20 penalty units, or both

Period: 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2023

Jurisdiction: Magistrates' Court

Charges

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Cases

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All outcomes

Males

Females

Aged 18 to 24

Aged 25 to 54

Aged 55 and over

*Note: unavailable options have under 10 cases

Charge data

In the Magistrates' Court, 128 charges of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation were sentenced in the three years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was a community correction order (91.4% or 117 charges).

On SACStat, a charge is a single count of a sentenced offence. Charge data is most useful in understanding how a specific crime is usually sentenced.

Case data

In 5 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the three years to 30 June 2023, each case included at least one charge of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation. Among the 5 cases, 3 people were male and 2 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was a community correction order (40% or 2 cases).

A case is a collection of one or more charges against a person or company sentenced at the one hearing. Case data is most useful in understanding the total sentence usually imposed on people found guilty of a particular crime.

Bar graph showing sentence types imposed for charges of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation
**Number: 128 charges**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for charges of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation — **Figure 3**: Community correction order lengths for charges of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation
**Number: 117 charges**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation by financial year
**Number: 128 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation by financial year
**Number: 128 charges**

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation — **Figure 9A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation
**Number: 5 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation — **Figure 9B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation
**Number: 3 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for female offenders for cases of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation — **Figure 9C**: Sentencing outcomes for females for cases of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation
**Number: 2 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation — **Figure 9E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation
**Number: 4 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 55 and over for cases of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation — **Figure 9F**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 55 and over for cases of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation
**Number: 1 case**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for cases of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation — **Figure 10**: Imprisonment lengths for cases of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation
**Number: 1 case**, including imprisonment only (0 cases) and imprisonment combined with a community correction order (1 case).

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for cases of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation — **Figure 12**: Community correction order lengths for cases of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation
**Number: 2 cases**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation — **Figure 13**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation by financial year
**Number: 5 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation — **Figure 14**: Number of cases of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation for all people by financial year
**Number: 5 cases**

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length each year for cases of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation — **Figure 15**: Average imprisonment lengths for cases of obtain a prescription for a drug of dependence by false representation by financial year
**Number: 1 case**