46A
In forceAiding prisoner to escape—conveying thing into prison etc
Volume 3Parts ID to VIII (sections 23WA to 91), Schedule, Endnotes
Part IIIOffences relating to the administration of justice
Division 5Escape from criminal detention
46A Aiding prisoner to escape—conveying thing into prison etc
(1)
A person (the first person) commits an offence if:
(a)
another person (the prisoner) is in criminal detention; and
(b)
the first person conveys a thing into a prison, lock‑up or other place of criminal detention; and
(c)
the first person does so with the intention of facilitating the escape of the prisoner from the prison, lock‑up or other place; and
(d)
the detention is lawful federal criminal detention.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.
(2)
Absolute liability applies to the paragraph (1)(d) element of the offence.
Note:
For absolute liability, see section 6.2 of the Criminal Code.
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