Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A maritime security inspector may exercise a power mentioned in section 138 or 140A in an operational area of a security regulated offshore facility:
(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 reasonable notice to the offshore facility operator for the facility.
(2) A maritime security inspector may exercise a power mentioned in section 138 or 140A in a private living area of a security regulated offshore facility if:
(a) both the offshore facility operator for the facility 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 145A, to search the private living area.
(3) In addition, a maritime security inspector may only exercise a power mentioned in section 138 or 140A in a private living area of a security regulated offshore facility if the inspector is accompanied by the offshore facility operator for the facility or a person nominated by the offshore facility operator.
(4) A private living area of a security regulated offshore facility is an area:
(a) used for the purposes of providing accommodation for crew of, or visitors to, the facility; and
(b) to which neither all crew nor visitors have general access.
(5) An operational area of a security regulated offshore facility is an area that is not a private living area.