New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MARITIME SERVICES ACT 1935 - SECT 30B

30B Powers of entry and inspection

(1) Any officer or employee of the Board or any member of the police force may enter and inspect any vessel, structure or wharf, or any land or building, in any waters controlled by the Board, or in or adjacent to or in the vicinity of any area vested in or controlled by the Board, for the purpose of ascertaining if any breach of any Act, by-law, regulation or rule, with the administration of which the Board is charged, has been committed, at any time reasonable in the circumstances, and may there make such measurements or tests, take such photographs and remove such specimens or samples of any substance, material or thing as may in the circumstances be reasonable.

(2) Any person who prevents or obstructs the entry of any such officer or employee or member of the police force, or the making by him or her of such measurements or tests, the taking by him or her of such photographs or the removal by him or her of such specimens or samples, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding 4 penalty units.