Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) If an offender is sentenced to a term of imprisonment for escaping from lawful custody (the escape sentence ):
(a) the escape sentence must be served at the end of all other sentences the offender is liable to serve; and
(b) if a non-parole period has been fixed in relation to one or all of the other sentences – the non-parole period is extended by the term of imprisonment under the escape sentence.
(2) However, if the offender is serving a life sentence and a non-parole period has not been fixed, and parole is granted on a review, the escape sentence must be served before the parole takes effect.
(3) If a court quashes the sentence of imprisonment that the offender was serving at the time of his or her escape, the court must make the orders it considers appropriate in relation to the escape sentence.