Queensland Consolidated Acts

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (MARINE SAFETY) ACT 1994 - SECT 175

175 Power to require production of documents

(1) A shipping inspector may require a person to produce a document required to be kept by the person under this Act or the national law to the inspector for inspection.

(2) The person must, unless the person has a reasonable excuse, produce the document—

(a) if the shipping inspector has boarded a ship under section 165 (1) and the document is required to be kept on the ship under this Act, an exemption given under section 18A or the national law —immediately after the shipping inspector makes the requirement; or

(b) otherwise—at a reasonable time and place nominated by the shipping inspector when making the requirement.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

(3) The shipping inspector may keep the document to take an extract from it or make a copy of it.

(4) The shipping inspector must return the document to the person as soon as practicable after taking the extract or making the copy.