4Owner of vessel or cargo

4 Owner of vessel or cargo (1) A reference in this Act to the owner of a vessel includes a reference to— (a) a person to whom the vessel belongs; or (b) a person who has chartered the vessel. (2) A reference in this Act to the owner of a vessel or cargo includes a reference to any person who, whether on the person's own behalf or on behalf of another— (a) exercises any of the functions of the owner of the vessel or cargo; or S. 4(2)(b) amended by Nos 23/2003 s. 17(Sch. item 1), 85/2003 s. 30(2), 10/2016 ss 95, 179(Sch. 1 item 7.2), 19/2022 s. 35. (b) represents to the port of Melbourne operator, Ports Victoria or a port operator that the person has those functions or accepts the obligation to exercise those functions. (3) For the purposes of this Act, a person does not cease to be an owner of a vessel because the vessel is mortgaged, chartered, leased or hired to another person. S. 4A inserted by No. 10/2016 s. 96.