139Inspection

139 Inspection (1) Where the Director believes on reasonable grounds that a licensee has contravened the conditions of his or her licence, the Director may require the licensee to permit a shipping inspector to exercise the powers of a shipping inspector under section 8(3), to board a vessel or enter premises for the purposes of inspection or questioning of passengers. (3) A shipping inspector may, during an inspection under subsection (1), require the licensee to produce for inspection and reproduction such documents relating to the declared service as the shipping inspector or authorised person requires. (4) A licensee must comply with a requirement under subsection (1) or (3). (5) An offence against subsection (4) is an offence of strict liability. (6) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (4) if the defendant has a reasonable excuse.