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Crimes (Sentence Administration) Act 2005
30Unlawful absence by offender—extension of sentence
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30 Unlawful absence by offender—extension of sentence
If an offender is unlawfully absent from a correctional centre or other
place during the term of the offender’s sentence of imprisonment, the
absence is not to be counted in working out the period of the sentence
served by the offender.
Examples of unlawful absence
the offender fails to return to a correctional centre as required after community
service work or approved leave