81Requirement to facilitate entry to Australian submarine

81 Requirement to facilitate entry to Australian submarine

Requirement to facilitate entry (1) An inspector may require a person to take reasonable steps to facilitate the inspector: (a) entering a monitoring area under section 40 that is an Australian submarine; or (b) entering an investigation area under section 47 that is an Australian submarine.

Note: A reference in this Part to entering a monitoring area or an investigation area includes a reference to boarding an Australian submarine (see section 93).

(2) To avoid doubt, subsection (1) applies regardless of whether the Australian submarine is stationary or underway. (3) For the purposes of subsection (1): (a) the requirement may be made by any reasonable means; and (b) the requirement is made whether or not the commanding officer of the submarine understands or is aware of the requirement. Offence (4) A person commits an offence of strict liability if: (a) a requirement is made of the person under subsection (1); and (b) the person fails to comply with the requirement.

Penalty for contravention of this subsection: 60 penalty units.