South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations92—Exemptions from requirement to be registered and marked
(1) A vessel is not
required to be registered and marked in accordance with these regulations
if—
(i)
the vessel is registered under the law of another State
or a Territory of the Commonwealth and is marked in accordance with that law;
and
(ii)
not more than 90 days have passed since the day on
which the vessel was first operated after being brought into the jurisdiction;
or
(b)
—
(i)
the vessel is owned by a person to whom the CE has issued
trade plates; and
(ii)
all conditions on which the trade plates have been issued
by the CE have been, and are being, complied with; and
(iii)
a pair of trade plates and a trade plate label issued by
the CE are affixed to the vessel in accordance with Subdivision 5; or
(c) the
vessel is a motorised canoe or kayak being operated in protected or
semi-protected waters.
(2) If the owner or
operator of a vessel that is exempt under subregulation (1)(a) from the
requirement to be registered is requested by an authorised person to produce
satisfactory evidence of registration of the vessel under the law of another
State or a Territory of the Commonwealth, the owner or operator must produce
that evidence either—
(a)
immediately to the person who made the request; or
(b)
within 48 hours after the making of the request, at a police station or
office of the department conveniently located for the owner or operator,
specified by the authorised person at the time of making the request.
Maximum penalty: $750.
(3) In any legal
proceedings, a document apparently signed by the Commissioner of Police and
certifying that evidence has not been produced as required by this regulation
is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, proof of the matter so certified.