MARITIME POWERS ACT 2013 (NO. 15, 2013)
Table of Provisions
PART 1--INTRODUCTION
Division 1--Preliminary
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Act binds the Crown
- 4 Application of Act
- 5 Effect on executive power
- 6 Relationship to other laws Guide to this Act
- 7 Guide to this Act
Division 3--Definitions
- 8 Definitions
- 9 Involved in a contravention
- 10 Actionable contraventions--aircraft
- 11 Continuous exercise of powers
Division 4--International agreements and decisions
- 12 When international agreements and decisions apply
- 13 Treating foreign vessels as Australian vessels
- 14 Applying Australian law in other places
PART 2--EXERCISING POWERS
Division 1--Introduction
- 15 Guide to this Part
Division 2--Authorising the exercise of maritime powers
- 16 Authorising officers
- 17 Contraventions
- 18 Monitoring laws
- 19 International agreements and decisions
- 20 Evidential material and warrants
- 21 Identifying vessels and aircraft
- 22 Seizable transit goods--aircraft
Division 3--Authorisations and approvals
- 23 When authorisations are in force
- 24 When approvals lapse
- 25 Form of authorisations and approvals
- 26 Further authorisations and approvals
Division 4--Exercising powers
Subdivision A--Effect of Division- 27 Effect of Division Subdivision B--Exercising powers without authorisation
- 28 Identifying aircraft
- 29 Ensuring safety Subdivision C--Exercising powers with authorisation
- 30 Authorisation required
- 31 Exercising powers for authorised purpose
- 32 Exercising powers for other purposes
- 33 Additional powers and limitations under international agreements and decisions Subdivision D--Scope of power
- 34 Scope of power--vessels, installations, aircraft and protected land areas
- 35 Warrants not required
- 36 Enforcing warrants Subdivision E--Using force and assistance
- 37 Using force
- 38 Requesting assistance
- 39 Requiring assistance
Division 5--Geographical limits
Subdivision A--Exercising powers in other countries- 40 Exercising powers in other countries Subdivision B--Exercising powers between countries
- 41 Foreign vessels between countries
- 42 Meaning of chased without interruption
- 43 Foreign installations between countries
- 44 Foreign aircraft between countries Subdivision C--Exercising powers in Australia
- 45 Foreign vessels in Australia--evidence and warrants authorisations
- 46 Vessels, installations and isolated persons in States and internal Territories
- 47 Aircraft in States and internal Territories Subdivision D--Requests and agreements of other countries
- 48 Manner and form of requests and agreements
- 49 Scope of powers under requests and agreements
PART 3--MARITIME POWERS
Division 1--Introduction
Division 2--Boarding
- 52 Boarding vessels, installations and aircraft
- 53 Requirement to facilitate boarding
- 54 Additional powers--vessels
- 55 Additional powers--aircraft
Division 3--Entering on land
- 56 Entering on land
Division 4--Obtaining information
Division 5--Searching
- 59 Searching places
- 60 Lifting persons or things from the sea
- 61 Searching persons
- 62 Conducting frisk searches
Division 6--Things found or produced
- 63 Examining things
- 64 Securing and marking things
- 65 Copying records or documents
- 66 Securing weapons
- 67 Seizing things
- 68 Retaining things
Division 7--Detaining vessels, aircraft and other conveyances
- 69 Vessels and aircraft
- 70 Other conveyances
Division 8--Placing and moving persons
- 71 Placing persons
- 72 Persons on detained vessels and aircraft
- 73 Using detention provisions
- 74 Safety of persons
- 75 Restraint is not arrest
Division 9--Arrest
Division 10--Requiring conduct to cease
- 78 Requiring conduct to cease
PART 4--DEALING WITH THINGS TAKEN
Division 1--Introduction
- 79 Guide to this Part
Division 2--Notice of seizure, retention or detention
- 80 Notice of seizure, retention or detention
- 81 Information about the return of things
- 82 Notice of Commonwealth ownership
Division 3--Using seized things
- 83 Using seized things
- 84 Using seized things--State and Territory officers
- 85 Operating electronic equipment
Division 4--Returning things
- 86 Returning seized things
- 87 Returning retained and detained things
- 88 Magistrate may extend holding period
- 89 Returning things if notice of Commonwealth ownership given
- 90 Seizing under other Australian laws
Division 5--Disposing of things
PART 5--DEALING WITH PERSONS HELD
Division 1--Introduction
Division 2--Persons detained
- 97 Persons on, or from, detained vessels or aircraft taken to other places
- 98 Persons detained under detention provisions
Division 3--Persons arrested
- 99 Application of this Division
- 100 Person to be informed of reason for arrest
- 101 Person to be brought before magistrate
- 102 Enforcing arrest warrants
PART 6--FAILING TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS
- 103 Offence
PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS
Division 1--Maritime officers
- 104 Maritime officers
- 105 Carrying and using arms
- 106 Identity cards
- 107 Protection from suit
Division 2--Evidentiary certificates
- 108 Evidence of international agreements and decisions
- 109 Evidence of approvals
- 110 Evidence of requests and agreements--geographical limits on exercise of powers
- 111 Certificates are prima facie evidence
Division 3--Recovery of costs
Division 4--Gathering and sharing information
Division 5--Compensation for acquisition of property
- 117 Compensation for acquisition of property
- 118 Compensation for damage to documents
- 119 Compensation for damage to equipment
- 120 Amount of compensation--proceedings