Boat registration renewal fees, new owner

These fees apply when changing registration ownership and renewing registration for a boat which has previously been registered for recreational use in South Australia.

Fees listed in the tables below are effective from 1 July 2025.

Vessels that DIT determines are used substantially for emergency rescue or other lifesaving purposes may be entitled to pay reduced fees for initial registration, new owner re-registration or registration renewal.

New owner re-registration fees 6 monthsRegistration Facilities levy Total fee
Personal watercraft  eg jet ski, wave runner, wet bike $219 $22 $241
Any other vessel:   
Up to  3.1 length $36 nil $36
Greater than 3.1 m up to 3.5 m length $36 $22 $58
Greater than 3.5 m up to 5 m length $58 $32 $90
Greater than 5 m up to 6 m length $58 $39 $97
Greater than 6 m up to 7 m length $120 $48 $168

Six month option not available on vessels greater than 7 metres in length.

New owner re-registration fees 12 monthsRegistration Facilities levy Total fee
Personal watercraft eg jet ski, wave runner, wet bike $413 $43 $456
Any other vessel:   
Up to 3.1 m length $46 nil $46
Greater than 3.1 m up to 3.5 m length $46 $43 $89
Greater than 3.5 m up to 5 m length $96 $64 $160
Greater than 5 m up to 6 m length $96 $77 $173
Greater than 6 m up to 7 m length $219 $95 $314
Greater than 7 m up to 8 m length $219 $105 $324
Greater than 8 m up to 9 m length $219 $115 $334
Greater than 9 m up to 10 m length $219 $130 $349
Greater than 10 m up to 11 m length $318 $144 $462
Greater than 11 m up to 12 m length $318 $157 $475
Greater than 12 m up to 13 m length $318 $170 $488
Greater than 13 m up to 14 m length $318 $182 $500
Greater than 14 m up to 15 m length $318 $193 $511
Greater than 15 m up to 16 m length $413 $208 $621
Greater than 16 m up to 17 m length $413 $224 $637
Greater than 17 m up to 18 m length $413 $234 $647
Greater than 18 m up to 19 m length $413 $246 $659
Greater than 19 m up to 20 m length $413 $262 $675
Greater than 20 m length $479 $325 $804

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Page last updated 14 May 2024

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