Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995
171Naval officer
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171 Naval officer
(1) [Section 171 Subsection (1) amended by No. 42 of 1998, s. 20, Applied:18 Dec 1998] An officer in command of a vessel of the defence force of Australia is a fisheries officer only in respect of–
(a) any foreign boat; and
(b) any operations on or from a foreign boat; and
(c) any person on a foreign boat.
(2) An officer may delegate to a person under his or her command any of the powers he or she has as a fisheries officer.
(3) It is not necessary for an officer exercising any power as a fisheries officer under this Act to produce any authority other than what is required as an officer.