Crimes Act 1914

Pt II repealed by No 67 of 2018, s 3 and Sch 1 item 43, effective 30 June 2018.

S 26 repealed by No 67 of 2018, s 3 and Sch 1 item 43, effective 30 June 2018. S 26 formerly read:

SECTION 26 Assisting prisoners of war to escape  
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A person who intentionally aids an alien enemy who is a prisoner of war to escape, or in his escape, from a prison or place of confinement, or from the Commonwealth or a Territory not forming part of the Commonwealth, commits an indictable offence.

Penalty: Imprisonment for life.

S 26 amended by No 4 of 2016, s 3 and Sch 4 item 346, by substituting " commits " for " shall be guilty of " , effective 10 March 2016.

S 26 amended by No 24 of 2001, s 3 and Sch 10 item 30, by substituting " intentionally " for " knowingly " . For application provisions, see note under s 3BA.