97Boarding a vessel

#### 97 Boarding a vessel (1) A marine safety inspector may board a vessel for any of the following purposes: (a) to ask questions under section 98; (b) monitoring purposes; (c) to issue an improvement notice or prohibition notice to a person; (d) if the regulations referred to in section 138 provide for a marine safety inspector to issue infringement notices, or notices relating to the issue of infringement notices—to issue such a notice; (e) to give a person a notice under section 101; (f) to give a direction under section 109. (2) If: (a) the inspector has been appointed under section 91; and (b) the master of the vessel requests the inspector to produce identification; the inspector must produce his or her identity card. (3) If: (a) the inspector is a member of the Australian Federal Police or of the police force (however described) of a State or a Territory and is not in uniform; and (b) the master of the vessel requests the inspector to produce identification; the inspector must produce his or her police identification. (4) If the marine safety inspector fails to produce the identity card or police identification, the inspector must: (a) leave the vessel; and (b) not re‑board the vessel without producing the identity card or police identification or wearing police uniform. (5) A marine safety inspector is not required to comply with subsection (2), (3) or (4) if he or she believes on reasonable grounds that to do so would endanger a person. (6) If a marine safety inspector does not comply with subsection (2) or (3) because of subsection (5), the inspector must, as soon as practicable after the request was made, show his or her identity card or police identification to the master.