(1) This section applies if:
(a) a statement or document (however described) is required or permitted to be given to the master of a vessel under this Act; and
(b) the vessel does not have a master; and
(c) the vessel is in Australia.
(2) The statement or document:
(a) may be given to the owner of the vessel in Australia; or
(b) if there is no owner in Australia--may be given to an agent of the owner who is in Australia.