This Regulation, made under the Maritime Powers Act 2013 and consisting of nine sections divided into three Parts, regulates the enforcement powers in relation to maritime areas. This Regulation is divided as follows: Preliminary (Part 1); Name of regulation; Authority; Definitions; Laws that are not Australian laws; Laws that are monitoring laws; International agreements and international decisions; Exercising powers (Part 2); Maritime powers (Part 3). The following maritime officers are prescribed for paragraphs 52(4)(d) and 56(4)(d) of the Act: a) a maritime officer who performs duties in the Department administered by the Minister administering the Migration Act 1958; b) a maritime officer who is appointed under paragraph 83(1)(a) or (b) of the Fisheries Management Act 1991 to be an officer for the purposes of that Act; c) a maritime officer who is authorised under paragraph 3(4)(a) or (b) of the Torres Strait Fisheries Act 1984 to perform duties under that Act; d) a maritime officer who is member of a police force or police service of a State or Territory.
Australia · 2014-03-17