Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MARITIME TRANSPORT AND OFFSHORE FACILITIES SECURITY ACT 2003 - SECT 97

  (1)   The operations of a regulated foreign ship must not hinder or obstruct compliance with the maritime security plan of a maritime industry participant in a way that compromises the security of the operations of the participant.

  (2)   The operations of a regulated foreign ship must not hinder or obstruct compliance with the ship security plan of a regulated Australian ship in a way that compromises the security of the regulated Australian ship.

  (2A)   The operations of a regulated foreign ship must not hinder or obstruct compliance with the offshore security plan of an offshore industry participant in a way that compromises the security of the operations of the participant.

  (3)   If the operations of a regulated foreign ship compromise the security of:

  (a)   the operations of a maritime industry participant; or

  (b)   a ship;

as mentioned in subsection   (1), (2) or (2A), the ship operator for, or the master of, the regulated foreign ship may be given a control direction under Division   3.