Govt plans to give citizens more powers to arrest

Amendments to the crimes act will mean citizens can intervene and detain someone who for example is making off with a trolley full of groceries without paying. The power will extend to any crimes act offences, so that includes murder, manslaughter, assault and family or sexual violence, and theft. The Justice Minister said at the moment security guards are not protected from civil or criminal liablity if they detain someone pinching goods worth less than a thousand dollars. CEO of the Security Association Gary Morrison spoke to Lisa Owen.