Sentences with phrase «custodial penalty imposed»

Not exact matches

In the interim, the case provides welcome clarification on when custodial sentences are appropriate and, in reducing the penalty imposed on New Mex, provides a helpful decision on the sentencing range for smaller employers convicted of offences involving a fatality.

It is clear from the case that the supervisor's prior convictions and unpaid fines weighed significantly in the court's decision to impose a custodial sentence in a case that might otherwise have attracted a significant monetary penalty but not resulted in jail time.

It is clear from the case that the supervisor's prior convictions and unpaid fines were a significant factor in the court's decision to impose a custodial sentence in a case that might otherwise have attracted a significant monetary penalty but not resulted in jail time.

Provides that where a person is charged in respect of conduct that is an offence under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (SOA 2003) and was an offence under one of the repealed offences listed in sub-s (2), and the only thing preventing the person being found guilty is that it can not be proven beyond reasonable doubt whether the conduct took place before or after the commencement of SOA 2003, then it shall be conclusively presumed for the purposes of determining the guilt of the defendant that the conduct took place at a time when the offence in respect of that conduct carried the lower penalty in terms of a custodial sentence which could be imposed on conviction of the defendant.

Member states would have to impose custodial sentences of at least five years or financial penalties on offending companies of at least $ 750,000 for particularly serious crimes, such as those that have resulted in death or serious injury.