MARITIME POWERS ACT 2013 - SECT 61 Searching persons

MARITIME POWERS ACT 2013 - SECT 61

  (1)   A maritime officer may search a person.

  (2)   The search may be either or both of the following:

  (a)   an ordinary search;

  (b)   a frisk search.

  (3)   The officer may require the production of any thing found as a result of the search.

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

Meanings of ordinary search and frisk search

  (4)   An ordinary search is a search of a person , or of articles in the possession of a person , that may include:

  (a)   requiring the person to remove his or her overcoat, coat or jacket and any gloves, shoes or hat; and

  (b)   an examination of those items.

  (5)   A frisk search is:

  (a)   a search of a person conducted by quickly running hands over the person's outer garments; and

  (b)   an examination of anything worn or carried by the person that is conveniently and voluntarily removed by the person.