Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003

The master of a regulated foreign ship must allow a maritime security inspector to board and inspect the ship in accordance with Division 2 of Part 8.

A ship is only a regulated foreign ship when it is in Australian waters: see section 17.

The master of a regulated foreign ship must provide a maritime security inspector with any ship security records kept on the ship when requested by the maritime security inspector to do so.

If the master of a ship contravenes subsection (1) or (2), the master or the ship operator for the ship may be given a control direction under Division 3.