Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CUSTOMS ACT 1901 - SECT 187

    An officer may:

  (a)   board any ship or aircraft; or

  (b)   board any Australian resources installation:

  (i)   that is subject to customs control; or

  (ii)   at which there is a ship or aircraft that has come to the installation from a place outside Australia; or

  (iii)   on which an officer has reasonable grounds to believe there are goods that are subject to customs control; or

  (c)   board a resources installation (other than an Australian resources installation) in respect of which permission under section   5A has been granted; or

  (d)   board any Australian sea installation:

  (i)   that is subject to customs control; or

  (ii)   at which there is a ship or aircraft that has come to the installation from parts beyond the seas; or

  (iii)   on which an officer has reasonable grounds to believe there are goods that are subject to customs control; or

  (e)   board a sea installation (other than an Australian sea installation) in respect of which permission under section   5B has been granted; or

  (ea)   board any Australian offshore electricity installation:

  (i)   that is subject to customs control; or

  (ii)   at which there is a ship or aircraft that has come to the installation from a place outside Australia; or

  (iii)   on which an officer has reasonable grounds to believe there are goods that are subject to customs control; or

  (eb)   board an overseas offshore electricity installation in respect of which permission under section   5BA has been granted; or

  (f)   search any ship or aircraft or an installation of the kind referred to in paragraph   (b), (c), (d), (e), (ea) or (eb); or

  (g)   secure any goods on any ship or aircraft or on any installation of the kind referred to in paragraph   (b), (c), (d), (e), (ea) or (eb).