Non-prohibited person possess, use or carry an imitation firearm without exemption or approval

Legislation: Control of Weapons Act 1990 (Vic) s 5AB(1)

Maximum penalty: 2 years imprisonment or 240 penalty units

Period: 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2024

Jurisdiction: higher courts

Charges

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All outcomes

Males

Females

Aged under 25

Aged 25 to 54

Aged 55 and over

*Note: unavailable options have under 10 cases

Charge data

In the higher courts, 74 charges of non-prohibited person possess, use or carry an imitation firearm without exemption or approval were sentenced in the five years to 30 June 2024. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was imprisonment (54.1% or 40 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 the higher courts, non-prohibited person possess, use or carry an imitation firearm without exemption or approval was the principal proven offence (the most serious crime in the case) in fewer than 10 cases in the five years to 30 June 2024. Therefore, outcomes for cases are not given for this offence.

Bar graph showing sentence types imposed for charges of non-prohibited person possess, use or carry an imitation firearm without exemption or approval — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of non-prohibited person possess, use or carry an imitation firearm without exemption or approval
**Number: 74 charges**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for charges of non-prohibited person possess, use or carry an imitation firearm without exemption or approval — **Figure 2**: Imprisonment lengths for charges of non-prohibited person possess, use or carry an imitation firearm without exemption or approval
**Number: 36 charges**
**Range and median**: The shortest imprisonment length is 0.04 years, the longest is 1 year, and the median is 0.25 years, meaning that half of the imprisonment lengths are below 0.25 years and half are above.
**Note**: The graph only includes imprisonment that was not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate imprisonment).

Bar graph showing fine amounts for charges of non-prohibited person possess, use or carry an imitation firearm without exemption or approval — **Figure 5**: Fine amounts for charges of non-prohibited person possess, use or carry an imitation firearm without exemption or approval
**Number: 19 charges**
**Range and median**: The lowest fine amount is $200, the highest is $1,000, and the median is $500, meaning that half of the fine amounts are below $500 and half are above.
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of non-prohibited person possess, use or carry an imitation firearm without exemption or approval — **Figure 6**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of non-prohibited person possess, use or carry an imitation firearm without exemption or approval by financial year
**Number: 74 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of non-prohibited person possess, use or carry an imitation firearm without exemption or approval — **Figure 7**: Number of charges of non-prohibited person possess, use or carry an imitation firearm without exemption or approval by financial year
**Number: 74 charges**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths each year for charges of non-prohibited person possess, use or carry an imitation firearm without exemption or approval — **Figure 8**: Average imprisonment lengths for charges of non-prohibited person possess, use or carry an imitation firearm without exemption or approval by financial year
**Number: 36 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes imprisonment that was not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate imprisonment).

Bar graph showing fines amounts each year for charges of non-prohibited person possess, use or carry an imitation firearm without exemption or approval — **Figure 10**: Average fine amounts for charges of non-prohibited person possess, use or carry an imitation firearm without exemption or approval by financial year
**Number: 19 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).