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Ports Management Act 2015
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83 Conduct of inquiry
(1) A person appointed under section 82(1) to conduct an inquiry may:
(a) go on board a vessel; and
(b) enter on a wharf or installation within a pilotage area in
respect of which the pilot is licensed; and
(c) require a person to answer any question relating to the subject
of the inquiry; and
(d) require the production of a document, including a report or
transcript of an inquiry or investigation held under this Act,
relevant to the inquiry.
(2) A person commits an offence if the person contravenes a
requirement made under subsection (1)(c) or (d).
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(5) A person appointed to conduct an inquiry under section 82(1) must
report on it to the pilotage authority, and forward a copy of the
report to the Minister.