Western Australian Current Regulations

NAVIGABLE WATERS REGULATIONS 1958 - REG 45BAA

45BAA .         Registration of foreign pleasure vessels

        (1)         In this regulation — 

        foreign pleasure vessel means a registrable vessel which is owned by a person who is not a permanent resident of the State and which is temporarily within navigable waters but does not include a registered interstate pleasure vessel;

        proposed departure date in relation to a foreign pleasure vessel means the date notified to the Department pursuant to subregulation (4)(g) in respect of that vessel.

        (2)         Subject to subregulation (3), a person shall not use or have in any navigable waters a foreign pleasure vessel unless the vessel is registered with the Department in accordance with this regulation.

        (2a)         A person who contravenes subregulation (2) commits an offence.

        (3)         A person may, within the period of 30 days immediately succeeding the day of entry of the foreign pleasure vessel into any navigable waters, use or have in navigable waters a foreign pleasure vessel that is not registered with the Department in accordance with this regulation.

        (4)         Every application for the registration of a foreign pleasure vessel shall be made to the Department in writing on a form specified by the Minister and shall include particulars of — 

            (a)         the full name and residential address of the owner of the vessel and the telephone number of any telephone installed at that address for the owner; and

            (b)         the full name and residential address of the master of the vessel; and

            (c)         the overall length of the vessel expressed in metres expressed to 2 decimal places; and

            (d)         the type of construction of the vessel and its colour; and

            (e)         the power in kilowatts and name of the manufacturer of the engine fitted to the vessel or carried as an auxiliary in the vessel and a statement as to whether the engine is of the inboard or outboard type; and

            (f)         the date of entry of the vessel into navigable waters; and

            (g)         the proposed date of departure of the vessel from navigable waters.

        (4A)         An application for the registration of a foreign pleasure vessel must be accompanied by a recording fee of $34.15 and the appropriate fee ascertained in accordance with the following Table for each 3 month period or part of a 3 month period for which it is proposed the vessel will be in navigable waters — 

Table

Length of vessel	Fee ($)
(i)         less than 5 m	4.65
(ii)         5 m or more but less than 10 m	8.65
(iii)         10 m or more but less than 20 m	11.25
(iv)         20 m or more but less than 30 m	22.50
(v)         30 m or more but less than 40 m	44.85
(vi)         40 m or more	89.85

        (5)         When the Department registers a foreign pleasure vessel under this regulation the Department shall, if the vessel has not previously been registered under this regulation, allot a registration number for the vessel and issue to the owner for whom the application was made — 

            (a)         a boat registration label; and

            (b)         a certificate of registration for the vessel, which certificate shall indicate the date of expiry of the registration of the vessel.

        (6)         A person shall not use or have in any navigable waters a foreign pleasure vessel unless — 

            (a)         the current boat registration label for the vessel is fixed to the port side of the vessel in a manner and position which makes it clearly visible; and

            (b)         the certificate of registration referred to in subregulation (5) is carried upon the vessel.

        (6a)         A person who contravenes subregulation (6) commits an offence.

        (7)         Where an application for registration as a foreign pleasure vessel is duly made under this regulation and is accompanied by the prescribed fees the Department shall issue a certificate of registration for a period commencing on the date shown on the receipt imprinted on the certificate and expiring on the proposed departure date.

        (8)         Where a foreign pleasure vessel previously registered under this regulation does not leave navigable waters on the proposed departure date and application for registration of the vessel under this regulation is duly made under subregulation (4) and is accompanied by the prescribed fee before that registration expires or within 30 days immediately succeeding the day on which that registration expires the Department shall register the vessel for a period expiring on the proposed departure date shown in that application and the registration shall be deemed to be a continuation of the previous registration and to have effect on and from the day next succeeding the day on which that registration expires.

        [Regulation 45BAA inserted: Gazette 21 Feb 1986 p. 566‑7; amended: Gazette 2 Mar 1990 p. 1328; 1 Aug 1990 p. 3647; 10 Apr 1992 p. 1597; 30 Jun 1992 p. 2900; 29 Jun 1993 p. 3188; 14 Jun 1994 p. 2482; 27 Jun 1997 p. 3151; 12 May 1998 p. 2796; 1 Dec 2000 p. 6765; 27 Jul 2001 p. 3800; 14 Jun 2002 p. 2325; 27 Jun 2003 p. 2536; 25 Jun 2004 p. 2264; 24 Jun 2005 p. 2778; 23 Jun 2006 p. 2207; 12 Jun 2007 p. 2727; 24 Jun 2008 p. 2895; 12 Jun 2009 p. 2130; 27 Aug 2010 p. 4115; 21 Jun 2011 p. 2241; 27 May 2016 p. 1550; 25 May 2018 p. 1641; 17 May 2019 p. 1438; SL 2020/60 r. 8; SL 2021/68 r. 14; SL 2022/56 r. 6; SL 2023/45 r. 11; SL 2024/57 r. 8; SL 2024/191 r. 41.]