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Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994
sec.162Entry to place by shipping inspectors
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### sec.162 Entry to place by shipping inspectors
A shipping inspector may enter a place if—
the occupier of the place consents to the entry; or
it is a public place and the entry is made when the place is open to the public; or
it is mentioned in an approval, or a national law document, as a place of business and the entry is made when the place is open for conduct of business or is otherwise open for entry; or
the entry is permitted by a warrant.
In this section—
national law document means a document about a domestic commercial vessel issued by the national regulator under the national law .
s 162 amd 2016 No. 3 s 49
(sec.162-ssec.1) A shipping inspector may enter a place if— the occupier of the place consents to the entry; or it is a public place and the entry is made when the place is open to the public; or it is mentioned in an approval, or a national law document, as a place of business and the entry is made when the place is open for conduct of business or is otherwise open for entry; or the entry is permitted by a warrant.
(sec.162-ssec.2) In this section— national law document means a document about a domestic commercial vessel issued by the national regulator under the national law .
- (a) the occupier of the place consents to the entry; or
- (b) it is a public place and the entry is made when the place is open to the public; or
- (c) it is mentioned in an approval, or a national law document, as a place of business and the entry is made when the place is open for conduct of business or is otherwise open for entry; or
- (d) the entry is permitted by a warrant.