A person, knowing that another person has unlawfully escaped, who harbours, employs or assists the escapee, is guilty of an offence with a maximum penalty of four years gaol [Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935 s.255].

It is an offence, punishable by up to six months imprisonment, for a person to communicate with a prisoner in an unlawful manner, to deliver a prohibited item to a prisoner or into a prison, or to loiter outside a prison for an unlawful purpose [Correctional Services Act 1982 s.51].

As the Chief Executive Officer of the department has the legal custody of a prisoner, a great deal of information concerning the prisoner, including the prisoner's criminal and medical records and other personal information, is under the Chief Executive Officer's control. It is an offence punishable by a fine of up to $10 000 for an officer of the department to disclose any information contained in a prisoner's file kept by the department [Correctional Services Act 1982 s.85C].