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PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2010 - SECT 75 Unlawful release from detention

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2010 - SECT 75

Unlawful release from detention

75 Unlawful release from detention

(cf 1991 Act, s 34)

(1) A person who, without lawful authority, releases, or attempts to release a public health detainee or a person arrested under this Division is guilty of an offence.
: Maximum penalty--100 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
(2) It is a defence to proceedings for an offence under this section if the defendant satisfies the court that the defendant's action was not a risk to public health and that the defendant knew this to be so.