FISHERIES ACT 1994 - SECT 147
Boarding of boat, or entry of vehicle, that is moving or about to move
FISHERIES ACT 1994 - SECT 147
Boarding of boat, or entry of vehicle, that is moving or about to move
147 Boarding of boat, or entry of vehicle, that is moving or about to move
(1) This section applies if an inspector intends to board a boat or enter a
vehicle under this division, including a boat that is being carried or towed
by a vehicle.
(2) If the boat or vehicle is moving or about to move, the
inspector may signal the person in control of the boat or vehicle to stop the
boat or vehicle or not to move it.
(3) To enable the boat to be boarded or
vehicle to be entered, the inspector may—
(a) act with necessary and
reasonable help and force; and
(b) require the person in control of the boat
or vehicle to give reasonable help to the inspector.
(4) A person must obey a
signal under subsection (2) , unless the person has a reasonable excuse for
disobeying it.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(5) A
person must comply with a requirement under subsection (3) (b) , unless the
person has a reasonable excuse for not complying with it.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(6) It is a reasonable excuse for a
person to disobey a signal under subsection (2) if—
(a) the person
reasonably believes that to obey the signal immediately would have endangered
the person or someone else, or the boat or vehicle; and
(b) the person obeys
the signal as soon as it is practicable to obey it.
