Cancel your boat registration

You can cancel your boat registration and get a refund (if applicable) for any time left before the registration expires.

How to apply

Download the form or get it from a Service SA centre.

Application to cancel boat registration (PDF 170.6 KB)

You can submit the form:

In person

Take your completed form to a Service SA centre.

By post

Send your completed application form to:

Service SA
GPO Box 1533
Adelaide SA 5001

Fees

A $22 cancellation fee is deducted from the refund.

What happens next

The cancellation takes effect from the date it's processed.

If a refund applies, you can choose to get your refund by either:

  • bank account - takes 1 to 3 days
  • cheque by post - takes up to 14 days.

Bank account refund

When you cancel online and choose the bank account refund option, you’ll be prompted to set up a refund bank account if you don’t already have one.

If you cancel in person or by post

If you choose the bank account refund option, make sure you have a refund bank account set up in mySAGOV.

If you don't set up a refund bank account within 2 days of cancelling, your refund will be sent as a cheque by post within 14 days instead.

Learn how to set up, update or remove your refund bank account

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Page last updated 29 June 2026

Provided by:
Department for Infrastructure and Transport
URL:
https://www.sa.gov.au/topics/boating-and-marine/boat-registration/cancel-boat-registration
Last Updated:
29/06/26
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05/10/26
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