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Marine fees and payments
Find out about fees and how to pay for your boat registration, moorings, pens and jetty licences, and fishing licences as well as fees for commercial vessels.
Maritime facilities: Schedule of fees and charges (2021/2022)
For information regarding fees and charges to be applied from 1 July 2021, refer to the documents below:
The 'Maritime facilities: Schedule of marine fees and charges' document contains fees and vessel accommodation information on numerous DoT managed facilities, including the following;
- Ferry licence fees.
- Fuel wharfage fees.
- General notes.
- Jetty and mooring area licence fees.
- Statewide fees.
Recreational marine: schedule of fees and charges (2021/2022)
Maritime assistance package for businesses
We have introduced several measures to help ease the cost to maritime businesses who may be impacted by COVID-19. Visit the COVID-19 updates page for more information on changes to fees and eligibility.
Department of Transport charges fees for 2021/2022 in accordance with the following laws:
- Marine Navigational Aids Regulations 1985 (WA).
- Mooring Regulations 1998.
- Transport Co-ordination Act 1966.
- Western Australian Marine Act 1982.
Refunds
You may be eligible for a refund of your boat registration fees if:
- You have made a duplicate renewal payment.
- You made a payment in error.
Please contact us on 13 11 56 to enquiry about our refund process.
Commercial mooring fees
| Fee type | Fee |
|---|
Hull Identification Number (HIN) plate fees
| Fee type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Boatcode providers accreditation fee | $436.15 [*] |
| Boatcode examiners accreditation fee | $121.00 [*] |
| Hull Identification Number (HIN) plate (pack of 20 sets) | $131.00 |
| Hull Identification Number (HIN) certificates (pad of 50) | $28.50 |
Marine Education Boatshed fees
| Fee type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Marine Education Boatshed, facility fees | |
| Marine Education Boatshed, facility fees: per school term | $542.85 [*] |
| Marine Education Boatshed, facility fees: per day (casual) | $146.65 [*] |
| Marine Education Boatshed, staff assistance | |
| Marine Education staff assistance: per school term | $419.70 [*] |
| Marine Education Boatshed, staff assistance: per day (casual) | $419.70 [*] |
| Marine Education Boatshed, Seatrek / Rivertrek | |
| Marine Education Boatshed, Seatrek / Rivertrek: per student per day | $35.80 [*] |
Marine Pilots fees
| Fee type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Marine Pilots, Pilot appointments | $564.70 |
| Marine Pilots, Renewals (5 yearly) | $365.30 |
| Marine Pilots, Licence replacement | $206.55 |
| Marine Pilots, Pilotage exemption | $747.85 |
Maritime geographic data fees
| Fee type | Fee |
|---|---|
| A search fee for extraction also applies (in addition to the print fee) | |
| Maritime geographic data search fee, minimum | $86.50 |
| Maritime geographic data search fee, per hour | $86.50 |
Mooring Control Areas
| Fee type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Annual licence fees - Mooring Regulations 1998 | |
| Annual mooring licence for recreational mooring site - exclusive use | $656.00 |
| Annual mooring licence for recreational mooring site - shared use | $338.00 |
| Annual mooring licence for commercial general mooring site | $845.00 |
| Annual mooring licence late payment | $117.00 |
| Application fees | |
| Application for mooring licence (Waiting list/ New mooring) | $117.00 |
| Substitution of licensed vessel | $117.00 |
| Application to register additional vessel (Authorised user) | $117.00 |
| Exchange of registered mooring sites | $117.00 |
| Annual licence fees - WAMA 1982 | |
| Annual mooring licence for commercial resources mooring site | $2,747.00 |
Recreational Skippers Ticket (RST) fees
| Fee type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Recording fee (new) Recreational Skippers Ticket application | $30.50 |
| Replacement of Recreational Skippers Ticket card | $23.40 |
Recreational vessel computing fees
| Fee type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Requests for statistical and boating information for non-commercial activities that involve the use of computing resources | |
| Recreational vessel computing fees, payable in advance per hour | $174.65 [*] |
Recreational vessel Dealer Trade plate fees
| Fee type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Initial Issue of Recreational vessel Dealer Plates, first set | $384.60 |
| Annual renewal of Recreational vessel Dealer Plates, first set of plates | $292.00 |
| Each subsequent set of Recreational vessel Dealer Plates, percentage of first set of plates. 10% | |
| Purchase of subsequent set of Recreational vessel Dealer plates | $160.75 |
| Replacement of lost Recreational vessel Dealer Plates | $160.75 |
Recreational vessel, boat registration number fees
| Fee type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Registration number for private pleasure craft for each numeral | |
| Large boat registration numbers | $1.80 |
| Small boat registration numbers | $1.80 |
Recreational vessel, boat registration search fees
| Fee type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Providing details of recreational vessel, boat registration particulars | $82.30 |
Registration of foreign recreational vessel fees
| Fee type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Initial registration for 3 month period where overall length of vessel is; | |
| Registration of foreign recreational vessels less than 5 metres | $4.25 |
| Registration of foreign recreational vessels 5 metres to 9.99 metres | $7.80 |
| Registration of foreign recreational vessels 10 metres to 19.99 metres | $10.20 |
| Registration of foreign recreational vessels 20 metres to 29.99 metres | $20.40 |
| Registration of foreign recreational vessels 30 metres to 39.99 metres | $40.70 |
| Registration of foreign recreational vessels 40 metres and over | $81.45 |
Registration of private pleasure craft fees
| Fee type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Initial registration for 1 year or renewal of annual registration where overall length of vessel. | |
| Registration of private pleasure craft, less than 5 metres | $133.80 |
| Registration of private pleasure craft, 5 metres to 9.99 metres | $284.00 |
| Registration of private pleasure craft, 10 metres to 19.99 metres | $569.60 |
| Registration of private pleasure craft, 20 metres and over | $833.00 |
| Registration of private pleasure craft recording fees | |
| Recording fee initial private pleasure craft registration | $30.50 |
| Recording fee change of ownership private pleasure craft registration | $30.50 |
| Recording fee registration expired more than 30 days private pleasure craft registration | $30.50 |
| Replacement of documents | |
| Replacement of certificate of private pleasure craft registration | $13.25 |
Pay online
You can pay for the following online:
- Boat registration
- Jetty, mooring or pen licences
- Fishing licence
Pay without a DoTDirect account
Don't have a DoTDirect online account? If your renewal account is current, you can still pay online by credit card using our online payment facility.
You must have your account number to use this option. Please contact 13 11 56 if you have misplaced or lost your account number.
Pay your account (online)DoTDirect account log-in
View your boat registration details along with your vehicle and driver's licence information in the one convenient location from a single login with DoTDirect.
You are now able to view your boat details, pay your annual boat registration renewals and transfer the vessels registration from one owner to the next through your DoTDirect online account.
For more information and frequently asked questions, visit the Online account page.
How to pay your account
| Payment method | Comments |
|---|---|
| Credit card or EFTPOS | Bankcard, Mastercard and Visa payments are accepted by all Department of Transport offices |
| BPay | You may make payment using BPay by using your phone or Internet banking service |
| Cash | Cash payments are accepted at all Department of Transport offices |
| Cheque | Please make cheques payable to 'Department of Transport' |
| In person (metropolitan area) | Payments may be made at all Driver and Vehicle Services licensing centres in the metropolitan area, as well as participating post offices |
| In person (regional area) | Boat owners in regional areas paying in person can do so at our maritime facilities and regional offices, as well as participating local government offices and post offices |
| Telephone | Please call 13 11 56 and follow the prompts |
How to pay your account by phone
If your renewal account is current, you can pay the following bills (accounts) via phone using your MasterCard or Visa card.
Please call 1300 655 322 (24-hour service) and follow the prompts. An operator assisted telephone payment service is available Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Only credit card payments may be accepted.
Accounts payable with a credit card
- Boat licence renewal.
- Driver licence renewal. *
- Vehicle licence renewals (light and heavy). **
- Vehicle licence transfer.
- Vehicle licence transfer infringement.
- Vehicle licence transfer final demand.
- Vehicle failure to return plates infringement.
- Vehicle failure to return plates final demand.
- Boat registration.
- Debit advice notice.
* When a photograph is not required.
** Also referred to as 'registration' or 'rego'.
Other phone payments
Visit the page below for information on how to pay by phone for:
- 48 Hour Temporary Movement Permits (light and heavy vehicles).
BPAY payments via phone
If you have registered for phone banking through your financial institution (bank) you can pay your account via BPAY. To find out more refer to the fact sheet below.
| BPAY: How to use BPAY to pay your licensing fees (Fact sheet) | Kb | |
What can I pay by credit card and BPAY?
| Payment type | Credit card | BPay |
|---|---|---|
| Boat registration renewal | Yes | Yes |
| Debit advice notice | Yes | Yes |
| Driver licence renewal * | Yes | Yes |
| Jetty renewal licence | Yes | |
| Seasonal vehicle licence renewal | Yes | |
| Vehicle expired defect notice final demand | Yes | |
| Vehicle expired defect notice infringement | Yes | |
| Vehicle failure to return plates final demand | Yes | Yes |
| Vehicle failure to return plates infringement | Yes | Yes |
| Vehicle licence renewal (light and heavy) ** | Yes | Yes |
| Vehicle licence transfer | Yes | Yes |
| Vehicle licence transfer final demand | Yes | Yes |
| Vehicle licence transfer infringement | Yes | Yes |
* When a photograph is not required.
** Also referred to as 'registration' or 'rego'.
| BPAY: How to use BPAY to pay your licensing fees (Fact sheet) | Kb | |
How to pay your account by post
Detach the payment advice and mail with cheque or money order to:
| Street address | Postal address | Telephone | Fax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Transport GPO Box K777 Perth WA 6842 |
Please make payable to 'Department of Transport'.
Accounts payable by post
- Boat licence renewal.
- Driver's licence renewal. *
- Heavy vehicle licence renewal.
- Light vehicle licence renewal.
- Off-road vehicle licence.
- Seasonal vehicle licence renewal.
- Vehicle expired defect notice final demand.
- Vehicle expired defect notice infringement.
- Vehicle failure to return plates final demand.
- Vehicle failure to return plates infringement.
- Vehicle licence transfer.
- Vehicle licence transfer final demand.
- Vehicle licence transfer infringement.
* If a new photograph is required on your driver's licence you will need to attend a Driver and Vehicle Services Centre or Agent. To find out more go to renew your driver's licence or learner's permit.
Pay your jetty licence fee online
If you have received a renewal account notice, you can pay online by credit card. Your renewal account number is located on the renewal notice.
Pay your account (online)