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Children and Young People Act 2008
124Offence—escapes during transfer
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124 Offence—escapes during transfer (a) an order sentencing the person to imprisonment has been made; and (b) the person is in custody under a transfer arrangement made for the person’s transfer from the ACT to a State; and (c) the person escapes from that custody while the person is not in the ACT or the receiving State. Maximum penalty: imprisonment for 6 months.