Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If a law enforcement officer reasonably suspects that a person on a security regulated ship or on a ship regulated as an offshore facility is committing, or has committed, an offence against this Act, the officer may request the person to leave:
(a) the ship; or
(b) if the ship is within a maritime security zone--the zone.
(2) If a law enforcement officer reasonably suspects that a person within a maritime security zone is committing, or has committed, an offence against this Act, the officer may request the person to leave the zone.
(3) A person commits an offence if:
(a) a request has been made to the person under subsection (1) or (2); and
(b) the person fails to comply with the request.
(4) Subsection (3) is an offence of strict liability.