Carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises

Legislation: Court Security Act 1980 (Vic) s 4

Maximum penalty: 7 years imprisonment

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, 83 charges of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises were sentenced in the three years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was a fine (38.6% or 32 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 81 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the three years to 30 June 2023, each case included at least one charge of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises. Among the 81 cases, 52 people were male and 29 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was a fine (40.7% or 33 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 carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises
**Number: 83 charges**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for charges of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises — **Figure 2**: Imprisonment lengths for charges of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises
**Number: 1 charge**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for charges of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises — **Figure 3**: Community correction order lengths for charges of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises
**Number: 11 charges**

Bar graph showing fine amounts for charges of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises — **Figure 4**: Fine amounts for charges of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises
**Number: 15 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 carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises by financial year
**Number: 83 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises by financial year
**Number: 83 charges**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths each year for charges of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises — **Figure 7**: Average imprisonment lengths for charges of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises by financial year
**Number: 1 charge**
**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 carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises — **Figure 8**: Average fine amounts for charges of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises by financial year
**Number: 15 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 carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises — **Figure 9A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises
**Number: 81 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises — **Figure 9B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises
**Number: 52 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for female offenders for cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises — **Figure 9C**: Sentencing outcomes for females for cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises
**Number: 29 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged under 25 for cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises — **Figure 9D**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged under 25 for cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises
**Number: 10 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises — **Figure 9E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises
**Number: 65 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 55 and over for cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises — **Figure 9F**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 55 and over for cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises
**Number: 6 cases**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises — **Figure 10**: Imprisonment lengths for cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises
**Number: 6 cases**, including imprisonment only (4 cases) and imprisonment combined with a community correction order (2 cases).

Bar graph showing non-parole periods for cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises — **Figure 11**: Non-parole periods for all people for cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises
**Number: 4 cases**
**Note**: Imprisonment terms do not include a community correction order.

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises — **Figure 12**: Community correction order lengths for cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises
**Number: 11 cases**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises — **Figure 13**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises by financial year
**Number: 81 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises — **Figure 14**: Number of cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises for all people by financial year
**Number: 81 cases**

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length each year for cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises — **Figure 15**: Average imprisonment lengths for cases of carry a firearm, explosive substance or offensive weapon on court premises by financial year
**Number: 6 cases**