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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2002 Week 3 Hansard (7 March) . . Page.. 753 ..
(3) Court records indicate 8 individuals were successfully prosecuted during the 2001 calendar year. A number of these individuals were prosecuted for more than one offence. A further 24 charges were dealt with through formal cautioning (this also may involve a single offender being cautioned for more than one offence). One person was referred for Diversionary Conferencing.
(4) The table below indicates the penalties imposed by the Magistrate's and Children's Court during 2001 in relation to finalised matters. These results refer in some instances to single offenders who have been prosecuted more than once for graffiti related offences during the reporting period.
Court Case Penalty Imposed
No
CC 01/01891 $500 fine and $101 costs
CC 01/07916 160 hours community service and $101 costs
CC 01/07364 $400 fine
VA 01/00562 $500 six month good behaviour bond and $101 costs (case proven no conviction recorded)
VA 01/00569 Case proven no conviction recorded $51 costs
CC 01/08092 104 hours community service and $101 costs
CC 01/08119 $500 six month good behaviour bond (convicted on recognisance)
CC 01/09787 $250 fine and $101 costs (compensation to be paid by the defendant)
CC 01/09788 $250 fine
CC 01/09789 $1000 two year good behaviour bond (convicted on recognisance)
CC 01/09792 208 hours community service and $101 costs (compensation to be
paid by the defendant)
CC 01/09793 $1000 two year good behaviour bond (convicted on recognisance)
CC 01/09794 $1000 two year good behaviour bond (convicted on recognisance)
CH 01/537 16 hours community service
Source: ACT Magistrates Court and ACT Children's Court records.
Groups of court numbers blocked together indicate a single offender.
(5) The approximate cost of graffiti cleanup for 2001 was 5902,000.
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