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#### 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).