Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2017C00123:section:38
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2017C00123
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 38
Character Range: 42618–43520

38  Requesting assistance
 (1) A maritime officer may request the assistance of any other person (including an officer of another country).
 (2) The request may include a request to:
 (a) operate a vessel, aircraft or installation in a particular manner; or
 (b) operate machinery or equipment on a vessel, aircraft, installation or land in a particular manner; or
 (c) search a person; or
 (d) assist the officer to access data held in, or accessible from, an electronic device that is on a vessel, aircraft, installation or land.
 (3) Subsection (2) does not limit subsection (1).
 (4) The person may refuse to assist.
 (5) If the person agrees to assist, he or she:
 (a) must follow any directions given by the officer; and
 (b) is a person assisting.

Use of force by person assisting
 (6) A person assisting may use such force against a thing as is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances.