Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CRIMES ACT 1914 - SECT 47C

             (1)  A person (the first person ) commits an offence if:

                     (a)  the first person is:

                              (i)  an officer of a prison, lock-up or other place of criminal detention; or

                             (ii)  a constable; or

                            (iii)  a Commonwealth officer; and

                     (b)  the first person is charged for the time being with the criminal detention of another person (the prisoner ); and

                     (c)  the first person intentionally or negligently permits the prisoner to escape from the detention; and

                     (d)  the detention is lawful federal criminal detention.

Penalty:  Imprisonment for 5 years.

             (2)  Absolute liability applies to the paragraph (1)(d) element of the offence.

Note:          For absolute liability, see section 6.2 of the Criminal Code .