South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations (1) Subject to this
regulation, if a person applies for registration of a vessel in accordance
with these regulations, the CE must grant the application unless satisfied
that the vessel—
(a) is
not structurally sound or does not conform with the requirements of these
regulations; or
(b) does
not have the equipment required by these regulations or that the equipment is
not in working order; or
(c) is
unsafe; or
(d) has
been stolen or unlawfully obtained.
(2) The CE may renew
the registration of a vessel despite the registration having expired.
(3) The CE may only
register a vessel in the name of—
(a) an
individual who is of or above 16 years of age; or
(b) a
body corporate.
(a)
grant the initial application to register a vessel under this Subdivision; or
(b)
grant an application to transfer the registration of a vessel under
regulation 84; or
(c)
renew the registration of a vessel in a different name to the name in which
the vessel is registered,
unless the CE is satisfied—
(d) that
HIN plates have been fixed to the hull of the vessel (or, in the case of a
multihulled vessel, to 1 of the hulls of the vessel) in accordance with
Subdivision 6; or
(e)
that—
(i)
letters and numbers identifying the vessel in a form
approved by the CE have been fixed in accordance with a law of another State
or Territory of the Commonwealth or of another country that corresponds with
Subdivision 6; and
(ii)
those letters and numbers have been recorded against the
vessel by the appropriate authority pursuant to that law.
(5)
Subregulation (4) does not apply if—
(a) more
than 1 person is registered as the owner of a vessel; and
(b) an
application is made to—
(i)
transfer the registration to 1 or more of those
registered owners under regulation 84; or
(ii)
renew the registration in the name of 1 or more of
those registered owners (being a different name or names to those in which the
vessel is currently registered).
(6) The CE may refuse
to register a vessel pending investigations (which may include inspection of
the vessel) to verify any information disclosed in the application or any
evidence provided by the applicant in response to a requirement of the CE.
(7) If, on
investigation under this regulation, the CE finds that any information
disclosed in the application or any evidence provided by the applicant in
response to a requirement of the CE is incorrect, the CE may refuse to
register the vessel.
(8) The CE may
register a vessel under this Subdivision—
(a) in
the case of a personal watercraft—for a period of 6 or
12 months (at the option of the applicant); or
(b) in
the case of a vessel not more than 7 m in length—for a period of
6 or 12 months (at the option of the applicant); or
(c) in
the case of a vessel more than 7 m in length—for a period of
12 months.
(9) Subject to these
regulations, the registration of a vessel under this Subdivision remains in
force until the last day of the period for which it was registered (and the
registration may be renewed in accordance with any procedure determined by the
CE).
Editorial note—
The fees for renewal of registration are set out in Schedule 11.
(10) The CE may fix a
common expiry date in respect of the registration of a number of vessels owned
by the same person and may fix registration periods of such length, and adjust
registration fees, as may be necessary for that purpose.