Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts17. An escort who, for the purpose of—
(a) keeping custody of a prisoner; or
(b) apprehending a prisoner who has escaped;
uses force, weapons or means of restraint in such manner and in such circumstances as would be lawful in the participating jurisdiction in which the interstate permit was issued if the use occurred in that jurisdiction, does not commit an offence against a law of the Territory by reason of that use.