MARITIME POWERS ACT 2013 (NO. 15, 2013) - SECT 23 When authorisations are in force
MARITIME POWERS ACT 2013 (NO. 15, 2013) - SECT 23
When authorisations are in force(1) An authorisation given by an authorising officer under Division 2 is in force until:
(a) it is spent; or
(b) it lapses.
When authorisation is spent
(2) An authorisation is spent when the continuous exercise of powers under the authorisation ends.
Note: The continuous exercise of powers does not end only because there is a period of time between the exercise of one or more of those powers: see section 11.
When authorisation lapses
(3) An authorisation lapses if powers have not been exercised under the authorisation within 72 hours after it is given.