Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This Act does not authorise the exercise of powers in relation to a foreign vessel at a place between Australia and another country unless the powers are exercised:
(a) to investigate a contravention of a law that applies to foreign vessels , or persons on foreign vessels, in that place; or
(b) in relation to a contravention covered by paragraph ( a) , to :
(i) arrest a person; or
(ii) require a person to cease conduct; or
(c) in the contiguous zone of Australia to:
(i) investigate a contravention of a customs, fiscal, immigration or sanitary law prescribed by the regulations that occurred in Australia; or
(ii) prevent a contravention of such a law occurring in Australia; or
(d) to administer or ensure compliance with a monitoring law that applies to foreign vessel s , or persons on foreign vessel s , in that place; or
(e) to adm inister, ensure compliance with or investigate a contravention of an international agreement or international decision that applies to foreign vessel s , or persons on foreign vessels , in that place; or
(f) to identify the vessel under a vessels without nationality authorisation; or
(g) in relation to a support vessel supporting a vessel involved in a contravention in Australia; or
(h) in relation to a support vessel supporting a vessel that is:
(i) an Australia n vessel involved in a contravention within the exclusive economic zone, or waters above the con tinental shelf, of Australia; or
(ii) a foreign vessel involved in a contravention of a law that applies to the foreign vessel, or persons on the foreign vessel , in that place; or
(i) after the vessel has been chased without interruption to that place; or
(j) at the request or with the agreement of the country of the vessel's nationality; or
(k) to seize a border controlled drug or border controlled plant; or
(l) in connection with the exercise of powers in accordance with this section , to ensure the safety of a maritime officer or any other person.
Note 1 : For chased without interruption , see section 42 .
Note 2: This section does not apply to the exercise of powers under Divisions 7 and 8 of Part 3 in some circumstances: see section 75D.
(2) Only vessel identification powers may be exercised under paragraph ( 1)(f ).
Note: For vessel identification powers , see section 8 .