111Inspectors may detain boats

111 Inspectors may detain boats (1) An inspector may detain a boat in a lake area and bring the boat to a holding area, if the inspector reasonably believes that the boat is or has been involved in an offence against this Act. (2) If a boat is detained, sections 108 to 110 apply as if the boat were a thing seized under section 99 or section 106. (3) If an inspector detains a boat under subsection (1), the inspector must give written notice, within 14 days, to— (a) the owner of the boat; or (b) if the owner is not able to be located—the person who had possession or control of the boat immediately before it was detained. (4) If it is not practicable for the inspector to give the notice to the person, the inspector may give the notice by fixing the notice to a prominent part of the boat. (5) The notice must— (a) identify the boat; and (b) state the boat has been detained; and (c) state the reason the boat has been detained; and (d) state the contact details of an inspector who can provide further information; and (e) include information about the return of the boat.

Detaining boats Division 9.7 (6) A person commits an offence if— (a) a boat is being detained under subsection (1); and (b) the person operates the boat, or causes or allows the operation of the boat; and (c) an inspector has not consented to the operation of the boat.