The bill also deals with the limited range of situations where, pursuant to international law, the consent of the flag State is not required to exercise enforcement powers in respect of a foreign ship. One of those is where a ship reasonably is suspected of committing an offence within New Zealand's maritime zones is pursued without interruption. Consistent with international law, the bill recognises that New Zealand can use the ship and/or an aircraft to pursue an offending vessel in such a scenario.