Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A maritime officer must inform the person, at the time of the arrest, of the offence for which the person is being arrested.
Note: For arrest powers, see sections 76 and 77 .
(2) It is sufficient if the person is informed of the substance of the offence, and it is not necessary that this be done in language of a precise or technical nature.
Person need not be informed if impracticable etc.
(3) Subsection ( 1 ) does not apply if:
(a) the person should, in the circumstances, know the substance of the offence for which he or she is being arrested; or
(b) the person's actions make it impracticable for the officer to inform the person of the offence for which he or she is being arrested; or
(c) the officer believes on reasonable grounds that the person does not speak English and it is not practicable for the officer to inform the person, in a language he or she understands, of the offence for which he or she is being arrested.