Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsS top ping, manoeuvring etc.
(1) A maritime officer may require the person in charge of a vessel to do one or more of the following:
(a) stop or manoeuvre the vessel ;
(b ) adopt a specified course or speed ;
(c ) maintain a specified course or speed .
Note: It is an offence to fail to comply w ith a requirement under this s ubs ection: see section 103 .
(2) The requirement is made whether or not the person in charge of the vessel understands or is aware of the requirement.
Chasing
(3 ) If the person in charge of a vessel does not comply with a requirement to stop or facilitate boarding of the vessel, a maritime officer may do one or more of the following:
(a) chase the vessel;
(b) use any reasonable means to obstruct the passage of the vessel;
(c) use any reasonable means to halt or slow the passage of the vessel, including by fouling the propellers of the vessel;
(d) after firing a warning shot, fire at or into the vessel to disable it or compel it to be brought to for boarding.
R equirement t aken to be made to support vessels
(4 ) A requirement made to a person in charge of a vessel (the supported vessel ) to stop or facilitate boarding of the supported vessel, is taken to have been made also to the person in charge of any vessel supporting the supported vessel.