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Transport Operations (Marine Safety) Act 1994
sec.165Boarding of ships and entry of vehicles
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### sec.165 Boarding of ships and entry of vehicles
A shipping inspector may board a ship at any reasonable time of the day or night to find out whether this Act is being complied with.
A shipping inspector may also board a ship or enter a vehicle at any reasonable time of the day or night if the inspector has reasonable grounds for suspecting that—
the ship or vehicle is being, or has been, used in the commission of an offence against this Act; or
the ship or vehicle, or a document or other thing in or on the ship or vehicle, may provide evidence of the commission of an offence against this Act.
(sec.165-ssec.1) A shipping inspector may board a ship at any reasonable time of the day or night to find out whether this Act is being complied with.
(sec.165-ssec.2) A shipping inspector may also board a ship or enter a vehicle at any reasonable time of the day or night if the inspector has reasonable grounds for suspecting that— the ship or vehicle is being, or has been, used in the commission of an offence against this Act; or the ship or vehicle, or a document or other thing in or on the ship or vehicle, may provide evidence of the commission of an offence against this Act.
- (a) the ship or vehicle is being, or has been, used in the commission of an offence against this Act; or
- (b) the ship or vehicle, or a document or other thing in or on the ship or vehicle, may provide evidence of the commission of an offence against this Act.