Contravene a conduct condition of bail

Legislation: Bail Act 1977 (Vic) s 30A(1)

Maximum penalty: 3 months imprisonment or 30 penalty units

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, 18,860 charges of contravene a conduct condition of bail were sentenced in the three years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was imprisonment (45.2% or 8518 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 10,893 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the three years to 30 June 2023, each case included at least one charge of contravene a conduct condition of bail. Among the 10,893 cases, 9,209 people were male and 1,684 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was imprisonment (31% or 3382 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 contravene a conduct condition of bail — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of contravene a conduct condition of bail
**Number: 18,860 charges**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for charges of contravene a conduct condition of bail — **Figure 2**: Imprisonment lengths for charges of contravene a conduct condition of bail
**Number: 644 charges**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for charges of contravene a conduct condition of bail — **Figure 3**: Community correction order lengths for charges of contravene a conduct condition of bail
**Number: 4,393 charges**

Bar graph showing fine amounts for charges of contravene a conduct condition of bail — **Figure 4**: Fine amounts for charges of contravene a conduct condition of bail
**Number: 218 charges**
**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 contravene a conduct condition of bail — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of contravene a conduct condition of bail by financial year
**Number: 18,860 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of contravene a conduct condition of bail — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of contravene a conduct condition of bail by financial year
**Number: 18,860 charges**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths each year for charges of contravene a conduct condition of bail — **Figure 7**: Average imprisonment lengths for charges of contravene a conduct condition of bail by financial year
**Number: 644 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 contravene a conduct condition of bail — **Figure 8**: Average fine amounts for charges of contravene a conduct condition of bail by financial year
**Number: 218 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail — **Figure 9A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail
**Number: 10,893 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail — **Figure 9B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail
**Number: 9,209 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for female offenders for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail — **Figure 9C**: Sentencing outcomes for females for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail
**Number: 1,684 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged under 25 for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail — **Figure 9D**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged under 25 for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail
**Number: 2,015 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail — **Figure 9E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail
**Number: 8,474 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 55 and over for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail — **Figure 9F**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 55 and over for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail
**Number: 384 cases**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail — **Figure 10**: Imprisonment lengths for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail
**Number: 5,250 cases**, including imprisonment only (3,382 cases) and imprisonment combined with a community correction order (1,868 cases).

Bar graph showing non-parole periods for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail — **Figure 11**: Non-parole periods for all people for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail
**Number: 3,382 cases**
**Note**: Imprisonment terms do not include a community correction order.

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail — **Figure 12**: Community correction order lengths for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail
**Number: 2,077 cases**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail — **Figure 13**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail by financial year
**Number: 10,893 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail — **Figure 14**: Number of cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail for all people by financial year
**Number: 10,893 cases**

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length each year for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail — **Figure 15**: Average imprisonment lengths for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail by financial year
**Number: 5,250 cases**

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length and average non-parole period for each year for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail — **Figure 16**: Average imprisonment lengths and non-parole periods (NPPs) for cases of contravene a conduct condition of bail by financial year
**Number: 323 cases**
**Note**: *NPP Cases* in the graph indicates that only cases with a non-parole period are included.