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CRIMES ACT 1914

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CRIMES ACT 1914 SECT 48

48 Harbouring etc. an escapee
A person who harbours, maintains or employs another person knowing the other person to have escaped from a place where the person is held in lawful custody or detention in respect of any offence against a law of the Commonwealth or of a Territory (other than the Australian Capital Territory) is guilty of an offence.

 

Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.

 

 

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