This description of a rap sheet says the date mentioned is the date of arrest.
rap sheet
:a police arrest record especially for an individual
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rap sheet
And Jones' rap sheet apparently shows the arrest as August 6, 2015. Then he was jailed (for aggravated indecent assault on a minor) in September, about 5 or 6 weeks later. Pretty quick court case, if that is the case. Perhaps he pled guilty at his very first hearing, or perhaps that was due to his extensive criminal history? He has had more than 90 offences in NSW.
BBM
TONY JONES (SELECTED) RAP SHEET
September 2, 1974: Break, enter and steal (Dubbo)
November 11, 1974: Assault (hit) a child under 12 (Wellington)
December 4, 1975: Escape lawful custody (Bathurst)
February 10, 1977: Stealing (Wellington)
March 31, 1981: Larceny motor vehicle; maliciously set fire to motor vehicle (Lithgow)
February 11, 1983: Escape lawful custody (Sydney)
February 12, 1987: Malicious injury (Wellington)
July 16, 1987: Malicious injury (Wellington)
August 25, 1987: Assault (Wellington)
October 22, 1987: Assault female, two counts (Wellington)
February 23, 1989: Assault female (Wellington)
December 1, 1989: Assault female (Wellington)
June 15, 1990: Assault (Orange)
May 17, 1991: Administering a prohibited drug; drug possession; obtain property by deception (Broken Hill)
October 12, 1995: Stealing (Dubbo)
October 17, 1996: Break, enter and steal, two counts (Bathurst)
June 17, 1996: Offensive use of telecommunication service (Bathurst)
January 19, 1998: Intimidate police officer; resist police officer (Dubbo)
November 6, 2003: Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (Wellington)
April 6, 2004: Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (Dubbo)
May 8, 2015: Breaching AVO (Port Macquarie)
August 6, 2015: Aggravated indecent assault, two counts (Port Macquarie)
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ne...d/news-story/fb7ae6ce7b6a5900f612dfae3b6ca450