Forensic Disability Act 2011
sec.118Other offences relating to absence of forensic disability clients
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sec.118 Other offences relating to absence of forensic disability clients
A person must not— induce, or knowingly help, a forensic disability client detained in the forensic disability service to unlawfully absent himself or herself from the service; or knowingly harbour a forensic disability client who is unlawfully absent from the forensic disability service. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. For subsection (1) (a) or (b) , a forensic disability client is unlawfully absent from the forensic disability service if the client has absconded from the charge of an authorised person mentioned in section 117 (2) . A forensic disability service employee must not wilfully allow a forensic disability client detained in the forensic disability service to unlawfully absent himself or herself from the service. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. (sec.118-ssec.1) A person must not— induce, or knowingly help, a forensic disability client detained in the forensic disability service to unlawfully absent himself or herself from the service; or knowingly harbour a forensic disability client who is unlawfully absent from the forensic disability service. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. (sec.118-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (a) or (b) , a forensic disability client is unlawfully absent from the forensic disability service if the client has absconded from the charge of an authorised person mentioned in section 117 (2) . (sec.118-ssec.3) A forensic disability service employee must not wilfully allow a forensic disability client detained in the forensic disability service to unlawfully absent himself or herself from the service. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
- (a) induce, or knowingly help, a forensic disability client detained in the forensic disability service to unlawfully absent himself or herself from the service; or
- (b) knowingly harbour a forensic disability client who is unlawfully absent from the forensic disability service.