Victorian Current Acts

CRIMES ACT 1958 - SECT 479A

Any person who, by force, rescues or attempts to rescue from lawful custody any prisoner shall be guilty of an indictable offence and shall be liable to level 5 imprisonment (10 years maximum).

S. 479B inserted by No. 9407 s. 2(g), amended by Nos 117/1986 s. 6(Sch. 1 item 1(8)(c)), 129/1993 s. 9(1), 48/1997 s. 60(1)(Sch. 1 item 101).