General investigative powers
117 General investigative powers
For the purposes of conducting an investigation, the authorised officer may do any of the following on any vessel boarded or premises entered under this Division (or in connection with any vessel stopped but not boarded under this Division)—
search the vessel or premises,
make inquiries of any person,
take measurements and photographs and make recordings or gather information or evidence,
examine or test any equipment or substance,
take possession of any equipment or substance and detain it—
for examination and testing, or
to ensure that it is available for use in evidence in any proceedings for an offence,
require the production of any relevant document, and take possession or copies of, or examine, the document or any entry in that document,
require any person to give the investigator any facilities and assistance within that person’s control that are necessary to facilitate the conduct of the investigation.
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