115Liability of current owners and agents

115 Liability of current owners and agents (1) To the extent to which a charge under this Part, payable by the owner of a vessel, is not paid by the person who was the owner at the time the charge was incurred, the charge is payable by the person who is the owner at the time payment is demanded by a charging entity. (2) Subsection (3) applies if at the time a vessel left a designated port: (a) there was an agent for the berthing or working of the vessel; and (b) there was no other agent for the vessel. Ports Management Act 2015 89 (3) The agent is liable, to the same extent as the owner of the vessel, for charges under this Part incurred in relation to the vessel while in port that are unpaid. (4) If, at the time a vessel left a designated port, there was an agent for the vessel other than an agent for the berthing or working of the vessel, that agent is liable, to the same extent as the owner of the vessel, for charges under this Part incurred in relation to the vessel while in port that are unpaid.