Section 48 — Crimes Act 1914: Harbouring etc. an escapee

(1) A person (the first person) commits an offence if: (a) the first person knows that another person (the escapee) has escaped from a place where the other person was held in criminal detention; and (b) the first person harbours, maintains or employs the escapee; and (c) the detention was lawful federal criminal detention. Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years. (2) Absolute liability applies to the paragraph (1)(c) element of the offence. Note: For absolute liability, see section 6.2 of the Criminal Code.