Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Every ocean carrier who provides international liner cargo shipping services shall, at all times, be represented for the purposes of this Act by a person who:
(a) is an individual resident in Australia;
(b) has been appointed by the ocean carrier as the ocean carrier's agent for the purposes of this Act; and
(c) is specified in the register of ocean carrier agents as the ocean carrier's agent.
(2) An ocean carrier who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding:
(a) in the case of a natural person--20 penalty units; and
(b) in the case of a body corporate--100 penalty units.