57Requiring answers, records and documents

57 Requiring answers, records and documents

(1) A maritime officer may require a person to answer questions or produce records or documents.

Note: It is an offence to fail to comply with a requirement under this subsection: see section 103.

(2) The questions, records or documents may be about, or relate to: (a) a vessel, installation, aircraft or land; or (b) the operations of a vessel, installation or aircraft, or activities conducted on a vessel, installation, aircraft or land; or (c) any thing on or in the vicinity of a vessel, installation, aircraft or land (including stores and cargo); or (d) the identity of the person or any other person; or (e) the reasons for the person or any other person being on or in the vicinity of a vessel, installation, aircraft or land; or (f) any journey undertaken by the person or any other person; or (g) any contravention, or suspected contravention, of an Australian law. (3) Subsection (2) does not limit subsection (1).