Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2017C00123:section:32
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2017C00123
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 32
Character Range: 37785–39200

32  Exercising powers for other purposes
 (1) The maritime officer may also exercise maritime powers as follows:
 (a) to investigate or prevent any contravention of an Australian law that the officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, the vessel, installation, aircraft, protected land area or isolated person to be involved in;
 (b) to administer or ensure compliance with any monitoring law;
 (c) in the case of a vessel, installation or aircraft—to administer, ensure compliance with or investigate a contravention of any international agreement or international decision that the officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, applies to the vessel, installation or aircraft;
 (d) to access or seize any thing that the officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, is:
 (i) evidential material; or
 (ii) a border controlled drug or border controlled plant; or
 (iii) owned by the Commonwealth or a State or Territory;
 (e) to arrest any person whom the officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, has committed an indictable offence against an Australian law;
 (f) to enforce any warrant that is in force under an Australian law;
 (g) to retain any thing that the officer believes, on reasonable grounds, could be seized under an Australian law;
 (h) in the case of a vessel or aircraft—to identify the vessel or aircraft.

Exception—aircraft in flight
 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to an aircraft in flight.