Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A maritime officer may board a vessel, installation or aircraft.
(2) If the person in charge of the vessel, installation or aircraft requests the officer to produce identification, t he officer must produce :
(a) the officer's identity card; or
(b) other written evidence of the fact that the officer is a Commonwealth officer.
(3) If the officer fails to produce the identity card or other written evidence, the officer must:
(a) leave the vessel, installation or aircraft; and
(b) not re - board the vessel, installation or aircraft without producing the identity card or other written evidence.
(4) Subsections ( 2) and (3) do not apply if the officer is one of the following in uniform :
(a) a member of the Australian Defence Force ;
(b) an officer of Customs (within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901 );
(c ) a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police ;
(d) an officer prescribed by the regulations .