MARITIME POWERS ACT 2013 - SECT 57 Requiring answers, records and documents

MARITIME POWERS ACT 2013 - SECT 57

  (1)   A maritime officer may require a person to answer questions or produce records or documents.

Note:   It is an offence to fail to comply with a requirement under this subsection: see section   103 .

  (2)   The questions, records or documents may be about, or relate to:

  (a)   a vessel, installation, aircraft or land; or

  (b)   the operations of a vessel, installation or aircraft, or activities conducted on a vessel, installation, aircraft or land; or

  (c)   any thing on or in the vicinity of a vessel, installation, aircraft or land (including stores and cargo); or

  (d)   the identity of the person or any other person; or

  ( e )   the reasons for the person or any other person being on or in the vicinity of a vessel, installation, aircraft or land; or

  (f)   any journey undertaken by the person or any other person; or

  (g )   any contravention, or suspected contravention, of an Australian law.

  (3)   Subsection   ( 2) does not limit subsection   ( 1).