Group
Subdivision

143 Escape custody

Latest release
Australian and New Zealand Standard Offence Classification (ANZSOC)
Reference period
2023

1430 Escape custody

Escaping custody includes offences where a person who was in lawful custody regains their liberty unlawfully, and where a person assists a detainee in escaping.

Inclusions:

  • Breach or contravene a periodic detention order
  • Conspiracy to escape legal custody
  • Escape prison, detention, remand, secure hospital detention or other lawful custody
  • Fail to return to a custodial transition centre
  • Free a person from lawful custody without authority
  • Knowingly harbour or aid an escapee
  • Permit escape from lawful custody without authority
  • Other offences relating to escape from custody

Exclusions:

  • Breach bail conditions – coded to 1451 Breach of bail
  • Breach parole conditions – coded to 1453 Breach of parole
  • Breach home detention order – coded to 1441 Breach of home detention
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