New Zealand
New citizen’s arrest powers now in force with legal safeguards
New rules allowing citizen's arrests for any Crimes Act offence come into effect, with strict legal requirements to follow.
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Citizens' arrest powers law
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Politics
Citizens’ arrest powers expanded under new criminal law
Parliament has passed laws expanding citizen's arrest powers and creating new offences for assaults on first responders and coward punches.