Criminal Law - Jurisdiction, practice and procedure - Warrants, arrest, search, seizure and incidental powers - Arrest and detention - Powers of arrest - Statutory powers - Police Offences Act 1935, s55 - Arrest by citizen of 9 year old girl alleged to have committed assault - Child under 10 not capable of committing offence by statute - Arrest not justified - Whether child "found offending" - Arrest of child unjustified and an assault itself.
Police Offences Act 1935 (Tas), s55(3) and (5).
R v Ackerley [1963] Tas SR 186 (NC), 46/1963; [name withheld] v [name withheld] 50/1997; [name withheld] v [name withheld]10/1990, referred to.
