Section 46A — Crimes Act 1914: Aiding prisoner to escape—conveying thing into prison etc.

(1) A person (the first person) commits an offence if: (a) another person (the prisoner) is in criminal detention; and (b) the first person conveys a thing into a prison, lock-up or other place of criminal detention; and (c) the first person does so with the intention of facilitating the escape of the prisoner from the prison, lock-up or other place; 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.