Sentencing schemes apply to a number of serious offences in Victoria. A court must take the sentencing schemes into account when sentencing these serious offences.
Sentencing schemes include:
- standard sentences
- category 1 and 2 offences (mandatory and presumptive sentencing)
- category A and B serious youth offences
- serious offender provisions
- statutory minimums (terms of imprisonment and non-parole periods).
Offences can be subject to more than one sentencing scheme. For example, murder is a category 1 offence and a category A serious youth offence, and it has a standard sentence of either 25 or 30 years’ imprisonment.
Our Guide to Sentencing Schemes in Victoria contains further details about the operation of these schemes.
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