Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 257

257 Other cases of preventing escape from arrest

(1) When a person who is not a police officer is proceeding lawfully to arrest, without warrant, another person for an offence which is such that the offender may be arrested without warrant, and when any person is proceeding lawfully to arrest another person for any cause other than such an offence, and, in either case, the person sought to be arrested takes to flight in order to avoid arrest, it is lawful for the person seeking to arrest the other person to use such force as may be reasonably necessary to prevent the other person’s escape.

(2) But this section does not authorise the use of force which is intended or is likely to cause death or grievous bodily harm.