Use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

Legislation: Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) NA

Maximum penalty: NA

Period: 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2023

Jurisdiction: Magistrates' Court

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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 Magistrates' Court, 41 charges of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16 were sentenced in the five years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was a community correction order (46.3% or 19 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 26 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the five years to 30 June 2023, use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16 was the principal proven offence (the most serious crime in the case). Among the 26 cases, 25 people were male and 1 person was female. The most common outcome for cases was a community correction order (46.2% or 12 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.

Figure 1: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

Number: 41 charges

Bar graph showing sentence types imposed for charges of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

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

Figure 3: Community correction order lengths for charges of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

Number: 19 charges

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for charges of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

See Table 3 in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.

Figure 5: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16 by financial year

Number: 41 charges

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

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

Figure 6: Number of charges of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16 by financial year

Number: 41 charges

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

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

Figure 8: Average community correction order lengths for charges of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16 by financial year

Number: 19 charges

Bar graph showing community correction order lengths each year for charges of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

See Table 8 in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.

Figure 10A: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

Number: 26 cases

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

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

Figure 10B: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

Number: 25 cases

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

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

Figure 10E: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

Number: 19 cases

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

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

Figure 12: Community correction order lengths for cases of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

Number: 12 cases

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for cases of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

See Table 12 in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.

Figure 15: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16 by financial year

Number: 26 cases

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

See Table 15 in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.

Figure 16: Number of cases of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16 for all people by financial year

Number: 26 cases

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

See Table 16 in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.

Figure 18: Average community correction order (CCO) lengths for cases of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16 by financial year

Number: 12 cases

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders with and without imprisonment for cases of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

See Table 18 in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.

Figure 21A: Ages of offenders (where age is known) for cases of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

Number: 26 cases

Bar graph showing age groups of offenders for cases of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

See Table 21A in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.

Figure 21B: Gender of offenders (where gender is known) for cases of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

Number: 26 cases

Bar graph showing gender of offenders for cases of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

See Table 21B in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.

Figure 21C: Number of charges per case (of any sentenced offence) for cases of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

Number: 26 cases

Bar graph showing the number of charges in cases of use a carriage service to transmit indecent communications to a child aged under 16

See Table 21C in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.