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MARITIME POWERS ACT 2013 - SECT 39

Requiring assist ance

  (1)   A maritime officer exercising powers in relation to a vessel, installation, aircraft or protected land area may require the assistance of a person who is on , in or in the vicinity of the vessel, installation, aircraft or land.

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

  (2)   The requirement may include a requirement to:

  (a)   operate the vessel, installation or aircraft in a particular manner; or

  (b)   operate machinery or equipment on the vessel, installation, aircraft or land in a particular manner; or

  (c)   assist the officer to access data held in, or accessible from, an electronic device or any other equipment on the vessel, installation , aircraft or land; or

  (d)   use such force against a thing as is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances.

  (3)   Subsection   ( 2) does not limit subsection   ( 1).

  (4 )   However, the officer must not require the person to do anything that would endanger the health or safety of the person or any other person.


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