Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsA child or young person who is held in custody in a youth justice custodial centre must not escape, attempt to escape or be absent without lawful authority from—
(a) the youth justice custodial centre; or
(b) the legal custody of the Chief Commissioner of Police or of any police officer or youth justice custodial officer in whose legal custody the person may be.
Penalty:
(a) in the case of a child under 15 years of age, detention in a youth justice custodial centre for 6 months;
(b) in the case of a child 15 years of age or over, detention in a youth justice custodial centre for 12 months;
(c) in any other case, imprisonment or detention in a youth justice custodial centre for 12 months.