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Youth Justice Act 2005
194Escape of interstate detainee
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194 Escape of interstate detainee
(1) An interstate detainee who is being transferred from a State to a
detention centre in the Territory must not escape or attempt to
escape from custody while in the Territory.
(2) A person found guilty of an offence against subsection (1) is liable
to detention or imprisonment for 6 months in addition to the period
of detention to be served in the Territory.
(3) A person found guilty in another jurisdiction of escaping from
custody in contravention of subsection (1) must not be prosecuted
in the Territory for the same offence.