Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1993 No. 279 CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS (SANCTIONS) REGULATIONS - REG 8

8. (1) A Customs Officer:

   (a)  is not authorised to seize a vehicle or cargo if he or she fails to
        produce to the person who appears to be in charge of the vehicle or
        the cargo written evidence that he or she is a Customs Officer; and

   (b)  is not authorised to remain on premises or a ship for the purpose of
        seizing a vehicle or cargo if he or she fails to produce to the person
        who appears to be in charge of the premises or the ship written
        evidence that he or she is a Customs Officer.

(2) A person who appears to be:

   (a)  in charge of a vehicle or cargo that is to be seized by a Customs
        Officer; or

   (b)  the occupier of premises or a ship entered by a Customs Officer for
        the purpose of seizing a vehicle or cargo; must not intentionally or
        recklessly fail to provide the Customs Officer with all reasonable
        facilities and assistance to allow the Customs Officer to seize the
        vehicle or the cargo. Penalty: 10 penalty units.

(3) The Minister for Foreign Affairs may give a direction in writing to:

   (a)  the master, agent or owner of a vessel that the Minister has asked the
        Comptroller-General to seize; or

   (b)  the pilot, operator or owner of an aircraft that the Minister has
        asked the Comptroller-General to seize; or

   (c)  the owner, or the person in charge, of any other vehicle that the
        Minister has asked the Comptroller-General to seize; or

   (d)  the owner, or the person in charge, of cargo that the Minister has
        asked the Comptroller-General to seize; for the purpose of seizing the
        vessel or cargo or giving effect to arrangements set out in the
        Minister's notice under subregulation 5 (1).

(4) A person to whom a direction is given must not intentionally or recklessly
fail to comply with the direction. Penalty for a contravention of this
subregulation: 10 penalty units.