(1) A police officer may require a person to undergo a breath test in accordance with the directions of the officer if the officer has reasonable cause to believe:(a) the person is or was operating a vessel, or is or was in charge of a motor vessel operated by a juvenile, while there is or was alcohol in the person’s blood, or(b) the person was operating a vessel concerned in an accident which has resulted in the death of, or injury to, any person, or(c) the person was operating a vessel concerned in an accident which has resulted in damage to a vessel which affects the seaworthiness of the vessel or the safety of persons on board the vessel or damage to other property apparently in excess of $1,000 (or, if another amount is prescribed, the prescribed amount).(2) Nothing in this section limits section 30G (Requirements in case of accident) of the Maritime Services Act 1935.
Marine (Boating Safety—Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1991 No 80