Allow a dog to be a nuisance

Legislation: Domestic Animals Act 1994 (Vic) s 32(1)

Maximum penalty: 1 penalty unit

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, 124 charges of allow a dog to be a nuisance were sentenced in the three years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was a fine (50% or 62 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 40 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the three years to 30 June 2023, each case included at least one charge of allow a dog to be a nuisance. Among the 40 cases, 11 people were male and 29 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was a fine (67.5% or 27 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 allow a dog to be a nuisance — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of allow a dog to be a nuisance
**Number: 124 charges**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for charges of allow a dog to be a nuisance — **Figure 3**: Community correction order lengths for charges of allow a dog to be a nuisance
**Number: 5 charges**

Bar graph showing fine amounts for charges of allow a dog to be a nuisance — **Figure 4**: Fine amounts for charges of allow a dog to be a nuisance
**Number: 10 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 allow a dog to be a nuisance — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of allow a dog to be a nuisance by financial year
**Number: 124 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of allow a dog to be a nuisance — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of allow a dog to be a nuisance by financial year
**Number: 124 charges**

Bar graph showing fines amounts each year for charges of allow a dog to be a nuisance — **Figure 8**: Average fine amounts for charges of allow a dog to be a nuisance by financial year
**Number: 10 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 allow a dog to be a nuisance — **Figure 9A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of allow a dog to be a nuisance
**Number: 40 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of allow a dog to be a nuisance — **Figure 9B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of allow a dog to be a nuisance
**Number: 11 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for female offenders for cases of allow a dog to be a nuisance — **Figure 9C**: Sentencing outcomes for females for cases of allow a dog to be a nuisance
**Number: 29 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of allow a dog to be a nuisance — **Figure 9E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of allow a dog to be a nuisance
**Number: 18 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 55 and over for cases of allow a dog to be a nuisance — **Figure 9F**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 55 and over for cases of allow a dog to be a nuisance
**Number: 4 cases**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for cases of allow a dog to be a nuisance — **Figure 12**: Community correction order lengths for cases of allow a dog to be a nuisance
**Number: 1 case**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of allow a dog to be a nuisance — **Figure 13**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of allow a dog to be a nuisance by financial year
**Number: 40 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of allow a dog to be a nuisance — **Figure 14**: Number of cases of allow a dog to be a nuisance for all people by financial year
**Number: 40 cases**