Possess a schedule 8, 9 or 4 poison

Legislation: Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 (Vic) s 36B(2)

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units

Period: 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2024

Jurisdiction: higher courts

On SACStat, a charge is a single count of an offence
On SACStat, a case is a collection of one or more charges sentenced at a hearing

*Note: unavailable options have under 10 cases

Charge data

In the higher courts, 118 charges of possess a schedule 8, 9 or 4 poison were sentenced in the five years to 30 June 2024. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was a fine (63.6% or 75 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, possess a schedule 8, 9 or 4 poison 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.

Figure 1: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of possess a schedule 8, 9 or 4 poison

Number: 118 charges

Bar graph showing sentence types imposed for charges of possess a schedule 8, 9 or 4 poison

See Table 1 in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.

Figure 5: Fine amounts for charges of possess a schedule 8, 9 or 4 poison

Number: 49 charges

Range and median: The lowest fine amount is $100, the highest is $1,500, and the median is $200, meaning that half of the fine amounts are below $200 and half are above.

Note: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Bar graph showing fine amounts for charges of possess a schedule 8, 9 or 4 poison

See Table 5 in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.

Figure 6: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of possess a schedule 8, 9 or 4 poison by financial year

Number: 118 charges

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of possess a schedule 8, 9 or 4 poison

See Table 6 in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.

Figure 7: Number of charges of possess a schedule 8, 9 or 4 poison by financial year

Number: 118 charges

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of possess a schedule 8, 9 or 4 poison

See Table 7 in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.

Figure 10: Average fine amounts for charges of possess a schedule 8, 9 or 4 poison by financial year

Number: 49 charges

Note: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Bar graph showing fines amounts each year for charges of possess a schedule 8, 9 or 4 poison

See Table 10 in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.