South Australian Current Acts

CRIMINAL LAW CONSOLIDATION ACT 1935 - SECT 271

271—General power of arrest

        (1)         A person may, without warrant, arrest and detain a person liable to arrest and detention under this section.

        (2)         A person who arrests and detains another under this section must take the necessary action to have the other person delivered into the custody of a member of the police force forthwith.

        (3)         A person is liable to arrest and detention under this section if the person is in the act of committing, or has just committed—

            (a)         an indictable offence; or

            (b)         theft (whether the theft is a summary or indictable offence); or

            (c)         an offence against the person (whether the offence is summary or indictable); or

            (d)         an offence involving interference with, damage to or destruction of property (whether the offence is summary or indictable).