Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A maritime officer may retain any thing that the officer suspects , on reasonable grounds, could be seized under an Australian law.
Note: Written notice must be given if a thing is retained: see section 80 .
(2) T he officer may retain the thing even if a warrant would be required to take possession of the thing under that law.
(3 ) A thing retained under subsection ( 1) is a
retained thing .