84EEscape from custody—penalty

84E Escape from custody—penalty (1) Any person who being in custody under a permit, escapes or attempts to escape from that custody while he or she is not within Victoria or the participating State to or from which he or she was being escorted under that permit is guilty of an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years, to be served after the expiration of any term of imprisonment, penal servitude or detention to which he or she was subject at the time of his or her escape or attempt to escape. (2) Without limiting the generality of section 479C of the **Crimes Act 1958**, that section applies to a person— (a) who is in custody under a permit; and (b) who escapes from that custody while he or she is not within Victoria or the participating State to or from which he or she was being escorted under that permit— in the same way as it applies to a person who escapes from lawful custody while undergoing a sentence involving deprivation of liberty in Victoria. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a person to whom section 47 of the Crimes Act 1914 of the Commonwealth applies. S. 84EA inserted by No. 38/2003 s. 10. 84EA Liability for prisoners on leave (1) The State of Victoria is liable for any loss or damage sustained by any person in a participating State that is caused by an act or omission of a prisoner or an escort officer while in the participating State under, or for the purposes of, a permit. (2) Nothing in this section affects any right of action the State of Victoria may have against the prisoner or escort officer for the damage or loss. Pt 8B (Heading and ss 84F–84P) inserted by No. 45/1996 s. 3.