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Youth Justice Act 2024
537Offence to harbour or conceal child or young person
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537 Offence to harbour or conceal child or young person
(1) A person, knowing that a child or young person has escaped or is absent without lawful authority from a youth justice custodial centre in which the child or young person is held in custody, must not harbour or conceal the child or young person.
(2) A person, knowing that a child or young person has escaped or is absent without lawful authority from the legal custody of the Chief Commissioner of Police or of any police officer or youth justice custodial officer in whose legal custody the child or young person may be, must not harbour or conceal the child or young person.