Traffick 1,4-butanediol

Legislation: Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 (Vic) s 71AC(1)

Maximum penalty: 15 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, 240 charges of traffick 1,4-butanediol were sentenced in the three years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was imprisonment (60.8% or 146 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 232 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the three years to 30 June 2023, each case included at least one charge of traffick 1,4-butanediol. Among the 232 cases, 172 people were male and 60 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was imprisonment combined with a community correction order (31.9% or 74 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 traffick 1,4-butanediol — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of traffick 1,4-butanediol
**Number: 240 charges**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for charges of traffick 1,4-butanediol — **Figure 2**: Imprisonment lengths for charges of traffick 1,4-butanediol
**Number: 15 charges**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for charges of traffick 1,4-butanediol — **Figure 3**: Community correction order lengths for charges of traffick 1,4-butanediol
**Number: 60 charges**

Bar graph showing fine amounts for charges of traffick 1,4-butanediol — **Figure 4**: Fine amounts for charges of traffick 1,4-butanediol
**Number: 2 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 traffick 1,4-butanediol — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of traffick 1,4-butanediol by financial year
**Number: 240 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of traffick 1,4-butanediol — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of traffick 1,4-butanediol by financial year
**Number: 240 charges**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths each year for charges of traffick 1,4-butanediol — **Figure 7**: Average imprisonment lengths for charges of traffick 1,4-butanediol by financial year
**Number: 15 charges**
**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 traffick 1,4-butanediol — **Figure 8**: Average fine amounts for charges of traffick 1,4-butanediol 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 sentence types for all offenders for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol — **Figure 9A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol
**Number: 232 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol — **Figure 9B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol
**Number: 172 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for female offenders for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol — **Figure 9C**: Sentencing outcomes for females for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol
**Number: 60 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged under 25 for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol — **Figure 9D**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged under 25 for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol
**Number: 16 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol — **Figure 9E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol
**Number: 214 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 55 and over for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol — **Figure 9F**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 55 and over for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol
**Number: 1 case**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol — **Figure 10**: Imprisonment lengths for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol
**Number: 147 cases**, including imprisonment only (73 cases) and imprisonment combined with a community correction order (74 cases).

Bar graph showing non-parole periods for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol — **Figure 11**: Non-parole periods for all people for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol
**Number: 73 cases**
**Note**: Imprisonment terms do not include a community correction order.

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol — **Figure 12**: Community correction order lengths for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol
**Number: 54 cases**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol — **Figure 13**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol by financial year
**Number: 232 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol — **Figure 14**: Number of cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol for all people by financial year
**Number: 232 cases**

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length each year for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol — **Figure 15**: Average imprisonment lengths for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol by financial year
**Number: 147 cases**

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length and average non-parole period for each year for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol — **Figure 16**: Average imprisonment lengths and non-parole periods (NPPs) for cases of traffick 1,4-butanediol by financial year
**Number: 18 cases**
**Note**: *NPP Cases* in the graph indicates that only cases with a non-parole period are included.