Give false or misleading information in a material particular to Energy Safe Victoria

Legislation: Electricity Safety Act 1998 (Vic) s 148(1)

Maximum penalty: 100 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, 47 charges of give false or misleading information in a material particular to Energy Safe Victoria were sentenced in the three years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was a fine (100% or 47 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 1 case sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the three years to 30 June 2023, each case included at least one charge of give false or misleading information in a material particular to Energy Safe Victoria. Among the 1 case, a company was sentenced. The most common outcome for cases was a fine (100% or 1 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 give false or misleading information in a material particular to Energy Safe Victoria — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of give false or misleading information in a material particular to Energy Safe Victoria
**Number: 47 charges**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of give false or misleading information in a material particular to Energy Safe Victoria — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of give false or misleading information in a material particular to Energy Safe Victoria by financial year
**Number: 47 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of give false or misleading information in a material particular to Energy Safe Victoria — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of give false or misleading information in a material particular to Energy Safe Victoria by financial year
**Number: 47 charges**

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of give false or misleading information in a material particular to Energy Safe Victoria — **Figure 9A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of give false or misleading information in a material particular to Energy Safe Victoria
**Number: 1 case**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of give false or misleading information in a material particular to Energy Safe Victoria — **Figure 13**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of give false or misleading information in a material particular to Energy Safe Victoria by financial year
**Number: 1 case**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of give false or misleading information in a material particular to Energy Safe Victoria — **Figure 14**: Number of cases of give false or misleading information in a material particular to Energy Safe Victoria for all people by financial year
**Number: 1 case**