Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) An authorised officer may, without warrant, arrest any person, if the authorised officer believes on reasonable grounds that:
(a) the person is committing or has committed an offence against an environmental law; and
(b) proceedings against the person by summons would not be effective.
(2) If an authorised officer (subject to subsection (2A)) arrests a person under subsection (1), the authorised officer must:
(a) in the case of a member of a police force--produce, for inspection by that person, written evidence of the fact that he or she is a member of that police force; and
(aa) in the case of an officer of Customs--produce, for inspection by that person, written evidence of the fact that he or she is an officer of Customs; and
(b) in any other case--produce his or her identity card for inspection by that person.
(2A) Subsection (2) does not apply to an authorised officer if:
(a) the authorised officer is a member of a police force or an officer of Customs; and
(b) the officer is in uniform.
(3) If a person is arrested under subsection (1), an authorised officer must without unreasonable delay bring the person, or cause the person to be brought, before a Justice of the Peace or other proper authority to be dealt with in accordance with law.
(4) A reference in this section to an offence against an environmental law does not include an offence against Part VIIA of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975 (compulsory pilotage).