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Marine Safety Act 1998
46Inspection of unsafe vessels
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46 Inspection of unsafe vessels
46 Inspection of unsafe vessels
An authorised officer may board and inspect a vessel or former vessel if—
(a) the authorised officer reasonably suspects that the vessel or former vessel is an unsafe vessel, and
(b) the vessel or former vessel is in, or in the immediate vicinity of, State waters.
s 46: Subst 2016 No 28, Sch 1 [27]; 2025 No 12, Sch 1[47].