We are closing in on 5000 people who have supported this petition objecting to record high State Government fees imposed on boating in NSW. Please sign, share and ask boating friends to sign. 

The NSW Government claims the increases are: 

‘reasonable’ at no more than $35 for the majority – BIA says that is not the case and the latest fee increases go against the policy of adjusting fees in line with CPI (inflation), which has been the approach for 20 years. The new fees will result in millions of dollars in extra tax revenue from the boating public. A public who already pay the highest boating fees in the nation. 

For example, if the current number of boat users took up a 3-year General boat or PWC licence, revenue from these licences alone would climb to $53 million a year. These are just two fee items on a schedule of 13 fees being changed.

Case study: Corinne, who works as a professional in the transport sector, has been riding a jetski for years. These new fees are forcing her to now reconsider her hobby because the proposed jetski fees in NSW will be the highest in the world.

"Please don't punish the majority of jetski riders and boaties because of the few people who give the sport a bad name. I pride myself on riding safely and love how easy and enjoyable jetskis are to ride. But these new fees are just unfair and have come out of nowhere." – Corinne, Northern Sydney. 

PWC licence fee increases in NSW from 1 July 2024:

1 year PWC licence: was $210, now $245 (up 17 per cent)
3 year PWC licence: was $460, now $662 (up 44 per cent)
5 year PWC licence: was $720, now $1042 (up 45 per cent)
10 year PWC licence: was $1043, now $1961 (up 88 per cent)
 

The NSW PWC licence fees compare to $124 for a lifetime licence for a PWC in Queensland, and $45 for a one-year licence for a PWC in Victoria. 

General boat licence fee increases in NSW from 1 July 2024:

1 year Boat licence: was $69, now $77 (up 12 per cent)
3 year Boat licence: was $185, now $220 (up 19 per cent)
5 year Boat licence: was $292, now $351 (up 20 per cent)
10 year Boat licence: was $521, now $679 (up 30 per cent)