321PPenalties for attempt

321P Penalties for attempt

S. 321P(1) substituted by No. 49/1991 s. 119(1)
(Sch. 2 item 64).

(1) A person convicted of attempting to commit an offence is liable—

(a) if the penalty for the relevant offence is set out by reference to an expression specified in column 1 of the Table, to the penalty set out opposite it in column 2 of the Table:

S. 321P(1)(a) Table substituted by Nos 48/1997
s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 94(a)), 69/1997

| Column 1 | Column 2 | | Level 1 imprisonment (life) | Level 2 imprisonment (25 years maximum) | | Level 2 imprisonment (25 years maximum) | Level 3 imprisonment (20 years maximum) | | Level 2 fine (3000 penalty units maximum) | Level 3 fine (2400 penalty units maximum) | | Level 3 imprisonment (20 years maximum) | Level 4 imprisonment (15 years maximum) | | Level 3 fine (2400 penalty units maximum) | Level 4 fine (1800 penalty units maximum) | | Level 4 imprisonment (15 years maximum) | Level 5 imprisonment (10 years maximum) | | Level 4 fine (1800 penalty units maximum) | Level 5 fine (1200 penalty units maximum) | | Level 5 imprisonment (10 years maximum) | Level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum) | | Level 5 fine (1200 penalty units maximum) | Level 6 fine (600 penalty units maximum) | | Level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum) | Level 7 imprisonment (2 years maximum) | | Level 6 fine (600 penalty units maximum) | Level 7 fine (240 penalty units maximum) | | Level 7 imprisonment (2 years maximum) | Level 8 imprisonment (1 year maximum) | | Level 7 fine (240 penalty units maximum) | Level 8 fine (120 penalty units maximum) | | Level 8 imprisonment (1 year maximum) | Level 9 imprisonment (6 months maximum) | | Level 8 fine (120 penalty units maximum) | Level 9 fine (60 penalty units maximum) | | Level 9 imprisonment (6 months maximum) | Level 10 fine (10 penalty units maximum) | | Level 9 fine (60 penalty units maximum) | Level 10 fine (10 penalty units maximum) | | Level 10 fine (10 penalty units maximum) | Level 11 fine (5 penalty units maximum) | | Level 11 fine (5 penalty units maximum) | Level 12 fine (1 penalty unit maximum) | | Level 12 fine (1 penalty unit maximum) | Level 12 fine (1 penalty unit maximum) |

(b) if the penalty for the relevant offence is not set out by reference to an expression specified in column 1 of the Table in paragraph (a), to a penalty not exceeding 60% of the maximum penalty fixed or prescribed by law for the relevant offence; or

S. 321P(1)(c) amended by No. 48/1997
s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 94(b)).

(c) if the maximum penalty for the relevant offence is not fixed or prescribed by law, to level 6 imprisonment (5 years maximum).

S. 321P(1A) inserted by No. 41/1993 s. 24, amended by No. 48/1997 s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 95(a)(b)).