Victorian Current Acts

CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACT 2005 - SECT 499

A person must not, in the knowledge that a person—

        (a)     has escaped or is absent without lawful authority from a remand centre, youth residential centre or youth justice centre in which the person is lawfully detained; or

S. 499(b) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 18.16).

        (b)     has escaped from the custody of a police officer or other officer in whose legal custody the person is or is deemed to be under section 466(2), 469(2), 470(3) or  471(3)—

harbour or conceal or assist in harbouring or concealing the person or prevent or assist in preventing the person from returning to that centre or custody.

Penalty:     120 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.

S. 500 amended by No. 43/2017 s. 55.