MARITIME POWERS ACT 2013 (NO. 15, 2013) - SECT 57 Requiring answers, records and documents

MARITIME POWERS ACT 2013 (NO. 15, 2013) - SECT 57

             (1)  A maritime officer may require a person to answer questions or produce records or documents.

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

             (2)  The questions, records or documents may be about, or relate to:

                     (a)  a vessel, installation, aircraft or land; or

                     (b)  the operations of a vessel, installation or aircraft, or activities conducted on a vessel, installation, aircraft or land; or

                     (c)  any thing on or in the vicinity of a vessel, installation, aircraft or land (including stores and cargo); or

                     (d)  the identity of the person or any other person; or

                     (e)  the reasons for the person or any other person being on or in the vicinity of a vessel, installation, aircraft or land; or

                      (f)  any journey undertaken by the person or any other person; or

                     (g)  any contravention, or suspected contravention, of an Australian law.

             (3)  Subsection (2) does not limit subsection (1).