Section 55
Trafficked person who escapes or is removed from place of refuge
of Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007
ActIn forceProvision 55 of 69
Section 55
Any trafficked person who escapes or is removed from a place of refuge without lawful authority—
(a)
may be taken into custody by any enforcement officer and shall be brought back to the place of refuge; and
(b)
shall be placed for such period which is equal to the period during which he was unlawfully at large and for the unexpired residue of his term in the Protection
Order originally made by the Magistrate.
Offence of removing or helping a trafficked person to escape from place of refuge