The NSW Transport Minister Jo Haylen – who oversaw the introduction of the highest Jet Ski licence fees in the world – has answered questions from Watercraft Zone about the increases.
So much for consultation. The NSW Government has gone ahead with the world’s highest jet Ski licence fees as the first customers receive their renewal notices. However, an investigation has revealed the new fees are yet to be gazetted.
Analysis of Jet Ski licence fees around the world has confirmed the NSW Government is charging the highest fees on the planet – even more expensive than the world’s richest cities – while some jurisdictions don’t require a licence at all.
New data shows NSW Maritime is already the best resourced waterway authority in Australia by a significant margin. And it has just pocketed a 44 per cent increase in revenue over five years. So why are Jet Ski and boating fees going up to astronomical levels?
The boating sector says record high Jet Ski licence fees in NSW will harm the majority of families who do the right thing, while cashed-up hoons will still flout the laws and pay the fines.
The Boating Industry Association is calling on all NSW Jet Ski riders – and Jet Ski businesses and their employees – to write to their local NSW Member of Parliament to request a review of the introduction of the world’s highest Jet Ski licence fees. Here are the simple steps to follow.
Here’s why the new Jet Ski licence fees in NSW – close to $2000 for 10 years, the most expensive in the world – don’t add up. Authorities say the increases are due to rising injury costs, but the statistics say otherwise.
