Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A maritime security inspector may exercise a power mentioned in section 138 or 139 in an operational area of a security regulated ship:
(a) if the power is exercised within the boundaries of a security regulated port--at any time and without notice; or
(b) otherwise--after giving the ship operator for, or the master of, the ship concerned reasonable notice.
(2) A maritime security inspector may exercise a power mentioned in section 138 or 139 in a private living area of a security regulated ship if:
(a) both the master and any person or persons who occupy the private living area consent to the inspection; or
(b) the inspector has a warrant, issued under section 144, to search the private living area.
(3) In addition, a maritime security inspector may only exercise a power mentioned in section 138 or 139 in a private living area of a security regulated ship if the inspector is accompanied by the master of the ship or a person nominated by the master.
(4) A private living area on a security regulated ship is an area:
(a) used for the purposes of providing accommodation for passengers or crew of the ship; and
(b) to which neither all passengers nor all crew have general access.
(5) An operational area on a security regulated ship is an area that is not a private living area.