Application fees

Application fees for Commonwealth fishing concessions, and for transactions affecting these concessions, are set by Commonwealth Statutory Regulation and are reviewed from time to time.

For a definitive list of costs associated to licensing applications please refer to the Fisheries Management Regulations 1992, Schedule 2.

At present the fee structure is:

Item Fee
Application to search a Statutory Fishing Right Register $50
Registration of an interest in a Statutory Fishing Right(s) $50
Application for a Fishing Permit $100
Application for a Port Permit $750
Application for a licence separation $300
Application to vary permit conditions $300
Application to transfer a fishing permit $300
Application to nominate a different boat on a fishing permit $300
Application for fish receiver permit $150

No fees apply to the grant, transfer or lease of Statutory Fishing Rights, as administrative costs are recovered from annual levies.