South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts77—Arrest of persons pawning or selling stolen goods
(1) If a person to
whom any property is offered (for sale, as a pawn or in some other kind of
commercial transaction) has reasonable cause to suspect that the person
offering the property has stolen it, or obtained it by unlawful means, the
person may—
(a)
apprehend and detain that other person until he or she can be delivered into
the custody of a police officer; and
(b)
seize and detain the property until it can be delivered into the custody of a
police officer.
(2) A person who
exercises a power of apprehension or seizure under this section must take the
necessary action to have the person or property delivered into the custody of
a police officer as soon as reasonably practicable.