When you sell a boat, you can submit a notice of disposal (NOD) to Service SA. There's no fee to submit a NOD.
Submit online
You can submit a notice of disposal online if the buyer is from South Australia.
Log into your mySAGOV account using your web browser (not the mySAGOV app). Select 'Start now' below to begin.
You'll need the:
- details of the sale — date and time of sale and selling price
- buyer's SA driver's licence or client number
- buyer's first name and last name or organisation name.
If you can't submit your NOD online
If you can't submit online, for example you've sold the boat to an interstate buyer, you'll need to submit a paper NOD to Service SA.
You can find a paper copy of the NOD form on your boat rego certificate. If you don't have one you can:
- download a registration certificate online for free in your mySAGOV account or
- apply for one in person at a Service SA Centre. A $21 fee is payable.
In person
Submit the completed paper NOD to any Service SA centre.
By post
Send the completed paper NOD to:
Service SA
GPO Box 1533
Adelaide SA 5001
What a NOD does
- Notifies Service SA that you no longer own the boat, even if it was gifted.
- It may protect you from having a boat re-registered in your name.
A NOD does not transfer the registration. If the buyer is from SA, the boat remains in your name until they complete the transfer and pay the required fees.
What happens next
If the buyer is from SA, they must transfer the registration into their name within 14 days of purchase and pay the required fees. The boat will remain in your name until the buyer completes the transfer.
If the boat has been sold to an interstate buyer, Service SA's system will continue to record you as the last registered owner in SA.
