Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00189:section:110:p55
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00189
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 110 (pt 55/64)
Character Range: 1570915–1573565

does not affect:
 (a) the operation of any other law of the Commonwealth, or any law of a State or Territory, that authorises the service of a document otherwise than as provided in that subsection; or
 (b) the power of a court to authorise service of a document otherwise than as provided in that subsection.

10.70  Application by ocean carrier for registration of agent
 (1) An ocean carrier may apply for the registration of a person as the ocean carrier's agent for the purposes of this Act.
 (2) The person must:
 (a) be an individual resident in Australia;
 (b) have been appointed by the ocean carrier as the ocean carrier's agent for the purposes of this Act; and
 (c) have an address for service in Australia.
 (3) The application must be:
 (a) made to the Registrar;
 (b) made in the prescribed form and in accordance with the regulations; and
 (c) accompanied by the prescribed fee.

10.71  Registration of agent
 (1) Where an ocean carrier properly applies under section 10.70 for the registration of an agent, the Registrar shall register the agent by entering particulars of the ocean carrier and the agent in the register of ocean carrier agents.
 (2) The particulars entered in the register must include:
 (a) the name of the ocean carrier; and
 (b) the name, and address for service, of the agent.

10.72  Change of agent etc.
 (1) An ocean carrier may, by notice given to the Registrar:
 (a) revoke the appointment of the ocean carrier's registered agent and, subject to subsection (2), appoint a new agent for the purposes of this Act;
 (b) change the address for service of the ocean carrier's registered agent to another address in Australia; or
 (c) request the Registrar to vary any of the particulars entered in the register of ocean carrier agents in relation to the ocean carrier.
 (2) A new agent appointed under paragraph (1)(a) must:
 (a) be an individual resident in Australia; and
 (b) have an address for service in Australia.
 (3) A notice under paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c):
 (a) must be in the appropriate prescribed form;
 (b) must be given to the Registrar in accordance with the regulations; and
 (c) may be expressed to take effect on and from a specified future day.
 (4) Where an ocean carrier properly gives a notice under paragraph (1)(a) or (b), the Registrar shall immediately make such variations to the particulars entered in the register of ocean carrier agents in relation to the ocean carrier as are necessary to give effect to the notice.
 (5) Where an ocean carrier properly gives a notice under paragraph (1)(c), the Registrar shall make such variations (if any) to the particulars entered in the