Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 2000 s 28

s 28 Escape from custody

28.—(1) Any person who, being a person held in custody pursuant to a direction under section 27(2), escapes from custody shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both. (2) Any police officer may, without warrant, arrest a person if the police officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person was a person mentioned in subsection (1). (3) A person who has been arrested must be returned to custody in accordance with the direction.