Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00753:clause:2_47a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00753
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 47A
Character Range: 28844–29333

47A  Rescuing a prisoner from criminal detention
 (1) A person (the first person) commits an offence if:
 (a) another person (the prisoner) is in criminal detention; and
 (b) the first person rescues the prisoner from that detention by force; and
 (c) the detention is lawful federal criminal detention.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 14 years.
 (2) Absolute liability applies to the paragraph (1)(c) element of the offence.
Note: For absolute liability, see section 6.2 of the Criminal Code.