155Police power to prohibit operation of vessels

155 Police power to prohibit operation of vessels S. 155(1) amended by Nos 36/2013 s. 65, 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 107.8). (1) If a police officer or a transport safety officer believes on reasonable grounds that a recreational vessel or a recreational hire and drive vessel is being or has been used in the commission of a relevant offence, he or she may— (a) direct the master of the vessel at the time the relevant offence was committed not to operate any vessel for a specified period not exceeding 24 hours beginning at the time of the direction; (b) direct the master of the vessel at the time the relevant offence was committed to move the vessel to the landing place that is nearest to the vessel at the time when the direction is made. S. 155(2) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 107.8). (2) A person must not contravene the direction of a police officer or a transport safety officer under subsection (1)(a). S. 155(3) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 107.8). (3) A person must not fail to comply with the direction of a police officer or a transport safety officer under subsection (1)(b). S. 155(4) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 107.8). (4) If a police officer or a transport safety officer has given a direction under subsection (1) to a person who was the master of a vessel at the time of a particular relevant offence— (a) the power to give a direction under subsection (1) to that person for that particular relevant offence may not be exercised again; and (b) an embargo notice must not be issued for that particular offence; and (c) a vessel must not be seized, impounded or immobilised under Part 4.2 for that particular relevant offence. Pt 4.4 (Heading and ss 156–158) repealed by No. 78/2011 s. 23.