Children and Young People Act 2008
693Offence—remove child or young person
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693 Offence—remove child or young person (a) a child or young person has been taken into safe custody and is subject to a safe custody placement; and (b) the person removes the child or young person from a place; and (c) the removal is in contravention of the safe custody placement; and (d) the person knows the removal is in contravention of the safe custody placement. (2) Strict liability applies to subsection (1) (a). safe custody placement, for a child or young person, means the placement of the child under section 692 (Safe custody warrant— placement of child or young person).