MARITIME POWERS ACT 2013 (NO. 15, 2013) - SECT 32 Exercising powers for other purposes

MARITIME POWERS ACT 2013 (NO. 15, 2013) - SECT 32

             (1)  The maritime officer may also exercise maritime powers as follows:

                     (a)  to investigate or prevent any contravention of an Australian law that the officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, the vessel, installation, aircraft, protected land area or isolated person to be involved in;

                     (b)  to administer or ensure compliance with any monitoring law;

                     (c)  in the case of a vessel, installation or aircraft--to administer, ensure compliance with or investigate a contravention of any international agreement or international decision that the officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, applies to the vessel, installation or aircraft;

                     (d)  to access or seize any thing that the officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, is:

                              (i)  evidential material; or

                             (ii)  a border controlled drug or border controlled plant; or

                            (iii)  owned by the Commonwealth or a State or Territory;

                     (e)  to arrest any person whom the officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, has committed an indictable offence against an Australian law;

                      (f)  to enforce any warrant that is in force under an Australian law;

                     (g)  to retain any thing that the officer believes, on reasonable grounds, could be seized under an Australian law;

                     (h)  in the case of a vessel or aircraft--to identify the vessel or aircraft.

Exception--aircraft in flight

             (2)  Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to an aircraft in flight.