Key info
- You can replace your boat registration certificate if it has been damaged, lost or stolen.
- You must complete an application form (PDF, 137KB) and lodge it at a service centre.
- You will receive your replacement certificate in the post within 2 weeks.
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About replacing a boat registration certificate
You can replace your certificate of boat registration at a service centre if it has been damaged, lost or stolen.
How to replace
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What you need to replace
When you visit the service centre you must:
- complete an application form (PDF, 137KB)
- provide proof of identity
- pay a fee.
Can I replace?
You can apply if:
- your boat is currently registered, and
- you are the registered owner of the boat.
Proving your identity
There are 2 ways to prove your identity:
1. your Tasmanian driver licence
You can show your driver licence, even if it expired up to 2 years ago
2. provide identity documents
If you don't have a Tasmanian driver licence, you must show at least:
- One Category A document and two Category B documents, or
- Two Category A documents and one Category B document.
- Australian birth certificate (not an extract or commemorative certificate)
- Australian photo driver licence (can be expired up to 2 years)
- Australian passport (can be expired up to 2 years)
- Overseas passport/visa (can be expired up to 2 years)
- Australian firearms licence
- Tasmanian Government personal information card (displaying full name)
- Australian citizenship papers
- Travel documents or ImmiCard (issued by Department of Immigration and Border Protection or Australian Government)
- Certificate of Evidence of Resident Status (issued by Department of Immigration and Border Protection)
- Medicare card
- Bank or credit card with signature
- Student identity card with photo (issued by an Australian educational institution)
- Concession card (Veteran's Affairs/Centrelink/other current entitlement issued by the Australian Government)
- Births, Deaths and Marriages change of name/marriage certificate/deed poll (not a church or celebrant issued document)
- High risk work licence (issued by WorkSafe Tasmania)
- Working with vulnerable people or children card (issued by the Australian Government).
At least one document must confirm your current Tasmanian residential address
Additional evidentiary documentation may be required from the Evidence of Residential Address section below.
Documents must be less than 6 months old.
- Financial institution statement
- Utility account (power, water, telephone)
- Council rate notice
- Lease or rent agreement
- Land tax valuation notice
- Australian Taxation Office assessment (current or last financial year)
- Certificate of title.
- Adoption paper issued by court
- Divorce paper issued by court, indicating the name being reverted to
- Change of name registration issued by Births, Deaths and Marriages or deed poll
- Guardianship order
- Marriage certificate issued by Births, Deaths and Marriages (not a church or celebrant issued document).
If you are a provisional applicant, and you are unable to provide any of the above documentation to confirm a current Tasmanian residential address, you may provide one of the following:
- Copy of driver licence of either parent (as identified on birth certificate)
- Letter from current school confirming enrolment and address
- Concession card - provisional applicant as a listed dependent
How much it costs
Boat Registration Fees
All recreational vessels in Tasmania are registered annually with a common expiry date of 31 December.
Marine and Safety Tasmania provide a handy registration fee calculator to help you work out the cost.
Boat Registration Renewal Fees
| Renewal | Cost |
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Recreational Vessels | $85 (to 31/12/2022) |
Transfer of Ownership Fee
| Transfer of Ownership | Cost |
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Motor Boat | $28.90 |
Duplicate Certificate of Boat Registration
| Issue of Duplicate | Cost |
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Certificate of Boat Registration | $8.50 |
Fees and charges last updated 1 July, 2022.
Payment options
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More Information
Please visit Marine and Safety Tasmania for more information on how to replace a boat registration certificate.