114Safety investigations

114  Safety investigations

 (1) The Minister may order an investigation (a safety investigation) into any of the following matters:

 (a) a boating accident that has been reported under section 111 or that the Minister believes may have happened;

 (b) a situation that has the potential to cause a boating accident;

 (c) a boat that has been seized under section 140 in relation to an offence against section 47 (Operating unsafe boats).

 (2) The purposes of a safety investigation are:

 (a) to decide the circumstance of, or in relation to, a boating accident or other matters that affect safety on a lake; and

 (b) to make recommendations to prevent similar boating accidents or other matters happening again.

 (3) The Minister may order a safety investigation whether or not it relates to a matter that:

 (a) is being investigated, or has been investigated, under another Commonwealth law or law of the Australian Capital Territory; or

 (b) is or may be the subject of criminal or civil proceedings.