MARITIME POWERS ACT 2013 (NO. 15, 2013) - SECT 56 Entering on land

MARITIME POWERS ACT 2013 (NO. 15, 2013) - SECT 56

             (1)  A maritime officer may enter onto land.

             (2)  If the person in charge of the land requests the officer to produce identification, the officer must produce:

                     (a)  the officer's identity card; or

                     (b)  other written evidence of the fact that the officer is a Commonwealth officer.

             (3)  If the officer fails to produce the identity card or other written evidence, the officer must:

                     (a)  leave the land; and

                     (b)  not re-enter the land without producing the identity card or other written evidence.

             (4)  Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply if the officer is one of the following in uniform:

                     (a)  a member of the Australian Defence Force;

                     (b)  an officer of Customs (within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901 );

                     (c)  a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police;

                     (d)  an officer prescribed by the regulations.

Note:          The exercise of powers on land is limited: see the definition of protected land area in section 8 and the geographical limits on the exercise of powers set out in sections 46 and 47.