South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) A person who takes
or detains another person, without the other person's consent—
(a) with
the intention of holding the other person to ransom or as a hostage; or
(b) with
the intention of committing an indictable offence against the other person or
a third person,
is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty:
(a) for
a basic offence—imprisonment for 20 years;
(b) for
an aggravated offence—imprisonment for 25 years.
(2) A consent to the
taking or detention is to be ignored in the following cases:
(a) if
the person apparently giving the consent is a child or mentally incapable of
understanding the significance of the consent;
(b) if
the consent was obtained by duress or deception.