Which state has cheapest registration costs?

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zilla
zilla
145 posts
145 posts
12 Jun 2014 8:20pm
Planning to move the boat from WA to east coast and cruise the east coast for a few years. Anyone have recommendations as to whether it is better to leave the boat registered in WA or register the boat in another state ?
Donk107
Donk107
TAS
2446 posts
TAS, 2446 posts
12 Jun 2014 10:36pm
Hi Zilla

The cost to register a boat in Tassie is $88

Regards Don
cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
QLD, 12365 posts
12 Jun 2014 11:00pm
I believe you have three months in any state before you are required to register in that state.

I understand your sentiment but I feel you are penny pinching on the wrong things. Pay the bucks and they will leave you alone.

My 10 metre yacht cost me $300 to register in Queensland.

Be assured the Fishing and Boating Patrol will harass you and they are not worse than cops, they ARE cops.
cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
QLD, 12365 posts
12 Jun 2014 11:06pm
Donk107 said...
Hi Zilla

The cost to register a boat in Tassie is $88

regards Dom


That is what it costs me to register my 10 foot tinnie. My yacht does not require a boat ramp, is flat out at 6 knots under power, is more environmentally friendly than my tinnie and costs me $300 a year to register.

How does that work????
Donk107
Donk107
TAS
2446 posts
TAS, 2446 posts
12 Jun 2014 11:13pm
cisco said...

Donk107 said...
Hi Zilla

The cost to register a boat in Tassie is $88

regards Dom



That is what it costs me to register my 10 foot tinnie. My yacht does not require a boat ramp, is flat out at 6 knots under power, is more environmentally friendly than my tinnie and costs me $300 a year to register.

How does that work????


Hi Cisco

in Tassie if your tender is less than 4.5 meters long and is used no further than 1/2 nm from your yacht it doesn't need separate rego

regards Don
MorningBird
MorningBird
NSW
2711 posts
NSW, 2711 posts
12 Jun 2014 11:13pm
I paid $103 last year in NSW, but I get it half price cause I'm getting old and have a small Veterans Affairs pension. No tinnie/tender rego here.
Toph
Toph
WA
1890 posts
WA, 1890 posts
12 Jun 2014 10:23pm
cisco said...
I believe you have three months in any state before you are required to register in that state.

I understand your sentiment but I feel you are penny pinching on the wrong things. Pay the bucks and they will leave you alone.

My 10 metre yacht cost me $300 to register in Queensland.

Be assured the Fishing and Boating Patrol will harass you and they are not worse than cops, they ARE cops.


If you are a genuine cruising sailor, but intend to spend more then 3 months sailing -say- the QLD Coast, surely you won't be expected re-register your boat
LooseChange
LooseChange
NSW
2140 posts
NSW, 2140 posts
13 Jun 2014 1:06am
From the MSQ website ...... http://www.msq.qld.gov.au/Registration/Recreational-ships.aspx

Interstate and overseas registration Recreational ships with valid interstate or overseas registration can operate in Queensland.

Up to 1 year if the boat has current registration from a foreign country

While on interstate voyages if the boat has current registration from another state.

If you are just visiting Queensland you still need to comply with marine laws like speed limits and marine zones and so on. Check this website for details on what laws you have to follow when operating in Queensland. If your boat is over 15m in length, make sure you have ship insurance. If you move to Queensland from another state or territory, or your interstate or foreign registration expires, you must register the boat in Queensland.

The way I read that is that if you have interstate rego there is no requirement to have Qld. rego as well. The thing, I imagine is to maintain an interstate home address as well to support the interstate rego.

On tenders in Qld.
Tenders to registered recreational ships are exempt from registration if they are only used within 2 nautical miles of the parent ship and the tender is being used to transport people or provisions between the ship and the shore. This does not include fishing or sightseeing activities. The tender must be marked on the exterior with the word 'tender' and the parent ship registration numbers, at least 75mm high. If this is not possible, markings should be on the inside of the boat in the largest characters possible.

same web site as above
cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
QLD, 12365 posts
13 Jun 2014 2:04am
MorningBird said...
I paid $103 last year in NSW, but I get it half price cause I'm getting old and have a small Veterans Affairs pension. No tinnie/tender rego here.


Oh, you poor bugger. I will send you a food voucher in the mail.
Charriot
Charriot
QLD
880 posts
QLD, 880 posts
13 Jun 2014 6:54am
I had my previous boat registered in SA.
It was cheap and your home address can be anywhere in AUS .

Dingy rego is very confusing, each state has very different rules.
Just a few week ago try to register dingy in QLD.
3 HP outboard...no need to rego. / think they mention under 4 HP no rego /
Ramona
Ramona
NSW
7757 posts
NSW, 7757 posts
13 Jun 2014 9:10am
cisco said...

MorningBird said...
I paid $103 last year in NSW, but I get it half price cause I'm getting old and have a small Veterans Affairs pension. No tinnie/tender rego here.



Oh, you poor bugger. I will send you a food voucher in the mail.


I pay less than Morningbird because I'm out side the metropolitan area! NSW has far more benefits for pensioners.
nswsailor
nswsailor
NSW
1458 posts
NSW, 1458 posts
13 Jun 2014 9:43pm
Better send me a food voucher also Cisco
scruzin
scruzin
SA
564 posts
SA, 564 posts
14 Jun 2014 2:23pm
FYI, $385 for an 11.3 vessel in SA (of which 1/3 of is "facilities levy"). Tenders with a motor require a separate reggo, which, IMO, is just nonsense.
cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
QLD, 12365 posts
14 Jun 2014 11:41pm
Registration requirement for tenders has got to be a revenue bluff. I am sure it could be argued down in a court of law.

Man has a natural law right to be a seafarer, farmer or city dweller and governments have no right or cause to charge taxes based on choice of way of living.

Phuck 'em I say.
LooseChange
LooseChange
NSW
2140 posts
NSW, 2140 posts
14 Jun 2014 11:47pm
cisco said...
Registration requirement for tenders has got to be a revenue bluff. I am sure it could be argued down in a court of law.

Man has a natural law right to be a seafarer, farmer or city dweller and governments have no right or cause to charge taxes based on choice of way of living.

Phuck 'em I say.


with you living in Qld. you already are phuck'n em, your tender is free of rego.
cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
QLD, 12365 posts
15 Jun 2014 12:26am
LooseChange said...

with you living in Qld. you already are phuck'n em, your tender is free of rego.


As it should be in all Australian States and worldwide if the vessel in question is the primary in the transfer of crew from ship to shore.

I believe our government is trying to get rid of natural seafarers. It smacks too much of freedom for their petty minds to conceive of.

LooseChange
LooseChange
NSW
2140 posts
NSW, 2140 posts
15 Jun 2014 12:34am
Governments hate freedom loving people (which seafarers are) because they can't control or dominate them and mostly they don't contribute anything to the government coffers, either regularly or often.
cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
QLD, 12365 posts
15 Jun 2014 1:50am
Thee and me are definitely on the same wave length with this topic.
scruzin
scruzin
SA
564 posts
SA, 564 posts
15 Jun 2014 8:45am
LooseChange said...
Governments hate freedom loving people (which seafarers are) because they can't control or dominate them and mostly they don't contribute anything to the government coffers, either regularly or often.


Funny thing is the stuff politicians _should_ be legislating, at least in SA, such as fishing licenses, they don't. Here you go out and catch a mountain of fish - since the quotas are ridiculously generous - without paying a cent. And even then the quotas are hardly enforced. Instead, they'd rather fine some poor unfortunate because they neglected to license their tender
MorningBird
MorningBird
NSW
2711 posts
NSW, 2711 posts
15 Jun 2014 7:49pm
Your conspiracy theories are giving governments far too much credit for rational decision making. They aren't that smart.
LooseChange
LooseChange
NSW
2140 posts
NSW, 2140 posts
15 Jun 2014 8:37pm
MorningBird said...
Your conspiracy theories are giving governments far too much credit for rational decision making. They aren't that smart.


Yup, you're right, they aren't that smart .....but just smart enough to know how to steal from you an me and make us think we got something good out of the deal.
Donk107
Donk107
TAS
2446 posts
TAS, 2446 posts
15 Jun 2014 8:43pm
At least there is no wind tax (Yet)

Regards Don
MorningBird
MorningBird
NSW
2711 posts
NSW, 2711 posts
15 Jun 2014 9:09pm
Yes there is Don. Your electricity bill pays for the compensation paid to wind farms so they can turn a profit. Therefore you are paying for the wind, a wind tax.
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