If you are a seafarer, an enforcement officer can arrest you without a warrant. This can happen if the officer thinks you have broken the rules in section 40D or section 40E. The officer must have a good reason to suspect you have done something wrong.

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40T: Power to stop and board ships, or

"Police can stop and board a ship to check if rules are being followed"

40V: Enforcement officer may prevent seafarers from returning to duty, or

"Enforcement officers can stop sick seafarers from working to keep them and others safe"

Part 4ARegulation of alcohol consumption by seafarers

40UArrest of seafarers for alcohol-related offences

An enforcement officer may arrest a seafarer without warrant if the officer has good cause to suspect that the seafarer has committed an offence against section 40D or 40E.

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Notes

Section 40U: inserted, on 23 October 2013, by section 12 of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 84).