Find out about the shipping registration fees for ship registration.
Application fees are payable when you lodge an application for any of the transactions listed in the table below. These fees are non-refundable.
Shipping registration fees are set out in the AMSA Fees Determination 2015.
How to pay fees
You can pay by credit card, direct deposit or cheque.
Credit card: Ship registration credit card payment authorisation form 114
Direct deposit: Australian shipping registration office direct deposit information
Cheque: Please make cheques payable to 'Australian Maritime Safety Authority' and post to us with your application.
Shipping registration fees
| Item | Service | Fee A$ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Application for registration or re-registration for: | |
| (a) ship required to be registered | $2664 | |
| (b) ship permitted to be registered | $1554 | |
| (c) ship on demise charter | $3996 | |
| 2 | Application for provisional registration certificate | $333 |
| 3 | Extension of period of currency of provisional certificate | $222 |
| 4 | Application for continuous synopsis record | $555 |
| 5 | Amendment of the continuous synopsis record | $390 |
| 6 | Re-issue of a continuous synopsis record | $170 |
| 7 | Application for registration of transfer or transmission of ownership in relation to: | |
| (a) ship required to be registered | $777 | |
| (b) ship permitted to be registered | $444 | |
| (c) ship on demise charter | $1332 | |
| 8 | Application for grant of temporary pass | $333 |
| 9 | Application for change of name of registered ship | $111 |
| 10 | Application for change of home port of registered ship | $111 |
| 11 | Application for new registration certificate | $222 |
| 12 | Supply of deletion certificate | $111 |
| 13 | Application for certificate of entitlement to fly Australian national flag or Red ensign | $222 |
| 14 | Lodging a caveat | $222 |
| 15 | Request for extension of time for lodging documents | $167 |
| 16 | Application for exemption from requirement to be registered | $666 |
| 17 | Inspection of register in relation to a registered ship—for each period of 15 minutes | $55.50 |
| 18 | Supply of certified title extract | $75 |
| 19 | Supply of certified copy of register entry | $40 |
| 20 | Supply of certified copy of documents from the register, for each page | $21 |
| 21 | Courier fees within Australia | $40 |
Last updated: 7 August 2023