You can be arrested by an enforcement officer without a warrant if they think you have broken the rules in section 40D or 40E. The officer must have a good reason to suspect you have done something wrong. They can arrest you if they believe you have committed an offence against these sections.

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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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1998 No 110 s 120

Notes

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