Recklessly convey or possess tobacco products imported to defraud revenue

Legislation: Customs Act 1901 (Cth) s 233BABAD(2B)

Maximum penalty: 5 years imprisonment, 3 x amount of duty (if known) or 500 penalty units, or both

Period: 1 July 2018 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, 22 charges of recklessly convey or possess tobacco products imported to defraud revenue were sentenced in the five years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was diversion (36.4% or 8 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 13 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the five years to 30 June 2023, recklessly convey or possess tobacco products imported to defraud revenue was the principal proven offence (the most serious crime in the case). Among the 13 cases, 6 people were male and 7 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was an 'other' sentence type (0% or 0 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 recklessly convey or possess tobacco products imported to defraud revenue — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of recklessly convey or possess tobacco products imported to defraud revenue
**Number: 22 charges**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of recklessly convey or possess tobacco products imported to defraud revenue — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of recklessly convey or possess tobacco products imported to defraud revenue by financial year
**Number: 22 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of recklessly convey or possess tobacco products imported to defraud revenue — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of recklessly convey or possess tobacco products imported to defraud revenue by financial year
**Number: 22 charges**

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of recklessly convey or possess tobacco products imported to defraud revenue — **Figure 10A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of recklessly convey or possess tobacco products imported to defraud revenue
**Number: 13 cases**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of recklessly convey or possess tobacco products imported to defraud revenue — **Figure 15**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of recklessly convey or possess tobacco products imported to defraud revenue by financial year
**Number: 13 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of recklessly convey or possess tobacco products imported to defraud revenue — **Figure 16**: Number of cases of recklessly convey or possess tobacco products imported to defraud revenue for all people by financial year
**Number: 13 cases**

Bar graph showing age groups of offenders for cases of recklessly convey or possess tobacco products imported to defraud revenue — **Figure 21A**: Ages of offenders (where age is known) for cases of recklessly convey or possess tobacco products imported to defraud revenue
**Number: 13 cases**

Bar graph showing gender of offenders for cases of recklessly convey or possess tobacco products imported to defraud revenue — **Figure 21B**: Gender of offenders (where gender is known) for cases of recklessly convey or possess tobacco products imported to defraud revenue
**Number: 13 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of charges in cases of recklessly convey or possess tobacco products imported to defraud revenue — **Figure 21C**: Number of charges per case (of any sentenced offence) for cases of recklessly convey or possess tobacco products imported to defraud revenue
**Number: 13 cases**