Maritime Powers Act 2013
34Scope of power—vessels, installations, aircraft and protected land areas
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34 Scope of power—vessels, installations, aircraft and protected land areas
A maritime officer exercising powers in relation to a vessel, installation, aircraft or protected land area may exercise the powers: (a) on or in any part of the vessel, installation, aircraft or land; or (b) in relation to any person or thing on, or in the vicinity of, the vessel, installation, aircraft or land; or (c) in relation to any person whom the officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, was on or is intending to go onto the vessel, installation, aircraft or land; or (d) in relation to any thing that the officer suspects, on reasonable grounds: (i) was on or is to be taken onto the vessel, installation, aircraft or land; or (ii) is, was or is to be, attached to or controlled or directed from the vessel, installation, aircraft or land.