97Service of documents

97 Service of documents (1) A document may be served on a ship's master by leaving it: (a) if, at the time of service, there is a person on board who is apparently in charge of the ship – with the person, after explaining to the person the purpose of the document; or (b) otherwise – in a reasonably secure way in a conspicuous position near the ship's controls. (2) If a document is required or permitted to be served on a ship's master and it is impracticable to serve the document on the ship's master, the document may be served on: (a) the ship's owner, including a previous owner of the ship; or (b) the ship owner's agent, including a previous agent of the owner of the ship. (3) A document is taken to be served on all owners of a ship if it is served on: (a) an owner of the ship, including a previous owner of the ship; or (b) the ship's master; or (c) an owner's agent, including a previous agent of an owner of the ship. (4) Nothing in this section affects: (a) the operation of another law that requires or permits service of a document other than as provided in this section; or (b) the court's power to authorise service of a document other than as provided in this section. (5) In this section: previous owner, in relation to a ship, means the owner of the ship at the time the conduct occurred that is the subject of the document being served. previous agent, in relation to a ship's owner, means the ship owner's agent at the time the conduct occurred that is the subject of the document being served.

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