14 Year olds can be restrained with cable ties under new Citizens Arrest Laws

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On Q+A (16 August), Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith initially avoided confirming the youngest age at which a person could be restrained with mechanical devices like cable ties under the expanded citizen's arrest laws. He eventually conceded that 14-year-olds, the youngest age generally able to be tried through the youth justice system, are subject to the power.

Jack: but I can zip-tie a 14 year old?

Paul Goldsmith, Minister of Justice: Yep