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CRIMES ACT 1914 SECT 47A
47A Rescuing a prisoner from custody etc.
- (1)
- A person who:
- (a)
- rescues by force a person (other than a person
referred to in paragraph (c) or (d)) from lawful
custody in respect of any offence against a law of the
Commonwealth or of a Territory with which the person
has been charged;
- (b)
- rescues by force a person who has been lawfully
arrested in respect of any offence against a law of
the Commonwealth or of a Territory with which the
person has not been charged;
- (c)
- rescues by force a prisoner who is in lawful custody
in any prison, lock-up or other place of lawful
detention in respect of any offence against a law of
the Commonwealth or of a Territory from that prison,
lock-up or place; or
- (d)
- rescues by force a person who is lawfully detained
under Division 6 or 7 of Part 1B or section 20BS
in respect of any offence against a law of the
Commonwealth or of a Territory from that detention;
is guilty of an offence.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 14 years.
- (2)
- In this section:
Territory does not include the Australian Capital
Territory.
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