Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Marine Act 1988 - SECT 19

Person in charge must stop and give name and address

19. Person in charge must stop and give name and address



(1) In this section authorised officer means a person who is authorised by the
Director, or a person who is authorised by the Minister, for the purposes of
this section.

(2) A member of the police force or an authorised officer may-

   (a)  by signalling or otherwise, require the person in charge of a vessel
        to stop the vessel; or

   (b)  require the person in charge of a vessel to state his or her name and
        address.

(3) A person in charge of a vessel must not refuse or fail to stop the vessel
when so required.

Penalty: For a first offence, 4 penalty units. For a subsequent offence, 8
penalty units.

(4) A person in charge of a vessel must not-

   (a)  refuse or fail to state his or her name and address; or

   (b)  state a false name or address; or





   (c)  fail to produce an operator licence, if such a licence is required to
        operate the vessel; or



   (d)  fail to produce a certificate, licence or exemption issued under the
        regulations, while operating a vessel covered by that certificate,
        licence or exemption; or



   (e)  fail to produce any other document that the operator of the vessel is
        required by this Act or the regulations to have in his or her
        possession while operating the vessel; or

   (f)  fail to allow inspection of any document that is required by the
        regulations to be displayed in or on the vessel-

when so required. Penalty: For a first offence, 4 penalty units. For a
subsequent offence, 8 penalty units.

(5) Subsections (4)(c), (4)(d), (4)(e) and (4)(f) do not apply if the licence,
certificate, exemption or other document is not on the vessel at the time the
request for its production is made.