Cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation

Legislation: Land Act 1958 (Vic) s 190

Maximum penalty: 2 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, 134 charges of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation were sentenced in the three years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was an adjourned undertaking (92.5% or 124 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 9 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the three years to 30 June 2023, each case included at least one charge of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation. Among the 9 cases, 9 people were male and 0 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was an adjourned undertaking (55.6% or 5 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 cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation
**Number: 134 charges**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for charges of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation — **Figure 3**: Community correction order lengths for charges of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation
**Number: 3 charges**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation by financial year
**Number: 134 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation by financial year
**Number: 134 charges**

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation — **Figure 9A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation
**Number: 9 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation — **Figure 9B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation
**Number: 9 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation — **Figure 9E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation
**Number: 5 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 55 and over for cases of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation — **Figure 9F**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 55 and over for cases of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation
**Number: 4 cases**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for cases of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation — **Figure 12**: Community correction order lengths for cases of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation
**Number: 1 case**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation — **Figure 13**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation by financial year
**Number: 9 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation — **Figure 14**: Number of cases of cut or remove timber from crown lands without authorisation for all people by financial year
**Number: 9 cases**