Probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

Legislation: Road Safety (Drivers) Regulations 2009 (Vic) r 57(1)

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units

Period: 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2023

Jurisdiction: Magistrates' Court

On SACStat, a charge is a single count of an offence
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, 53 charges of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked) were sentenced in the three years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was a fine (79.2% or 42 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 51 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the three years to 30 June 2023, each case included at least one charge of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked). Among the 51 cases, 48 people were male and 3 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was a fine (72.5% or 37 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 probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

Number: 53 charges

Bar graph showing sentence types imposed for charges of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

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

Figure 3: Community correction order lengths for charges of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

Number: 2 charges

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for charges of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

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

Figure 4: Fine amounts for charges of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

Number: 2 charges

Note: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Bar graph showing fine amounts for charges of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

See Table 4 in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.

Figure 5: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked) by financial year

Number: 53 charges

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

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

Figure 6: Number of charges of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked) by financial year

Number: 53 charges

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

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

Figure 8: Average fine amounts for charges of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked) by financial year

Number: 2 charges

Note: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Bar graph showing fines amounts each year for charges of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

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

Figure 9A: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

Number: 51 cases

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

See Table 9A in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.

Figure 9B: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

Number: 48 cases

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

See Table 9B in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.

Figure 9C: Sentencing outcomes for females for cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

Number: 3 cases

Bar graph showing sentence types for female offenders for cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

See Table 9C in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.

Figure 9D: Sentencing outcomes for people aged under 25 for cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

Number: 22 cases

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged under 25 for cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

See Table 9D in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.

Figure 9E: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

Number: 29 cases

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

See Table 9E in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.

Figure 10: Imprisonment lengths for cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

Number: 2 cases, including imprisonment only (2 cases) and imprisonment combined with a community correction order (0 cases).

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

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

Figure 11: Non-parole periods for all people for cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

Number: 2 cases

Note: Imprisonment terms do not include a community correction order.

Bar graph showing non-parole periods for cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

See Table 11 in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.

Figure 12: Community correction order lengths for cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

Number: 4 cases

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

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

Figure 13: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked) by financial year

Number: 51 cases

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

See Table 13 in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.

Figure 14: Number of cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked) for all people by financial year

Number: 51 cases

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

See Table 14 in the Excel data file for the data in this graph.

Figure 15: Average imprisonment lengths for cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked) by financial year

Number: 2 cases

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length each year for cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

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

Figure 16: Average imprisonment lengths and non-parole periods (NPPs) for cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked) by financial year

Number: 1 cases

Note: NPP Cases in the graph indicates that only cases with a non-parole period are included.

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length and average non-parole period for each year for cases of probationary driver driving a prohibited vehicle (revoked)

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