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Sentencing Act 1995
60ASentence of imprisonment for escaping from lawful custody
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60A Sentence of imprisonment for escaping from lawful custody
(1) If an offender is sentenced to a term of imprisonment for escaping
from lawful custody (the escape sentence):
(a) the escape sentence must be served at the end of all other
sentences the offender is liable to serve; and
(b) if a non-parole period has been fixed in relation to one or all of
the other sentences – the non-parole period is extended by
the term of imprisonment under the escape sentence.
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(2) However, if the offender is serving a life sentence and a non-parole
period has not been fixed, and parole is granted on a review, the
escape sentence must be served before the parole takes effect.
(3) If a court quashes the sentence of imprisonment that the offender
was serving at the time of his or her escape, the court must make
the orders it considers appropriate in relation to the escape