305Claim of owner to wreck

#### 305 Claim of owner to wreck (1) The owner of any wreck in the possession of the receiver, upon establishing his or her claim thereto to the satisfaction of the receiver within one year from the time at which the wreck came into his or her possession, shall, upon paying the salvage, fees, and expenses due, be entitled to have the wreck or the proceeds thereof delivered up to him or her. (2) Where any wreck from a ship to which Part II does not apply, which has been wrecked on or near the coasts of Australia, is found on or near those coasts, or is brought into any port in Australia, the consul of the country to which the ship or in the case of cargo to which the owner thereof belongs, shall, in the absence of the owner and of any agent of the owner, be deemed to be the agent of the owner, so far as relates to the custody and disposal of the goods.