Power to detain and search vehicles
251 Power to detain and search vehicles
A fisheries officer who has reason to believe that there is in a vehicle anything connected with a fisheries offence may—
stop and detain the vehicle, and
enter and search the vehicle, and
break open and search any container in the vehicle that the officer has reason to believe contains any such thing.
A fisheries officer may require the person in control of the vehicle to take the vehicle to a specified place for the purpose of any such search if it is not reasonably practicable to carry out the search where the vehicle is stopped. A person who does not comply with any such requirement is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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