Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00132:section:48
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00132
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 48
Character Range: 1312137–1312682

48  Harbouring etc. an escapee
 (1) A person (the first person) commits an offence if:
 (a) the first person knows that another person (the escapee) has escaped from a place where the other person was held in criminal detention; and
 (b) the first person harbours, maintains or employs the escapee; and
 (c) the detention was lawful federal criminal detention.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 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.