Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A maritime officer may search a person.
(2) The search may be either or both of the following:
(a) an ordinary search;
(b) a frisk search.
(3) The officer may require the production of any thing found as a result of the search.
Note: It is an offence to fail to comply with a requirement under this subsection: see section 103 .
Meanings of ordinary search and frisk search
(4) An ordinary search is a search of a person , or of articles in the possession of a person , that may include:
(a) requiring the person to remove his or her overcoat, coat or jacket and any gloves, shoes or hat; and
(b) an examination of those items.
(5) A frisk search is:
(a) a search of a person conducted by quickly running hands over the person's outer garments; and
(b) an examination of anything worn or carried by the person that is conveniently and voluntarily removed by the person.