171Naval officer

### 171 Naval officer > > (1)  [*\[Section 171 Subsection (1) amended by No. 42 of 1998, s. 20, Applied:18 Dec 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-12-18/act-1998-042#GS20@EN) 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.