251Interstate transfer—offence for escape from custody

251 Interstate transfer—offence for escape from custody (1) A person commits an offence if— (a) the person is in custody under an order of transfer under which the person is being transferred from the ACT to a participating state or non-participating territory; and (b) the person escapes from custody; and (c) at the time the person escapes from custody, the person is not in the ACT or the participating state or non-participating territory. Maximum penalty: imprisonment for 7 years. (2) A sentence imposed on a person for an offence against subsection (1) must be served after the end of the term of any other sentence that the person was serving at the time the offence was committed. (3) A person in custody under an order of transfer who escapes from the custody is not serving his or her sentence of imprisonment while the person is unlawfully at large. (4) This section does not apply to a person to whom the Crimes Act 1914 (Cwlth), section 47 applies under the Transfer of Prisoners Act 1983 (Cwlth), section 26 (2).