Refits in Gold Coast

The refit yards at Coomera and the customs rules for refit work on a foreign-flagged yacht.

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Yards

Refit yards on the Gold Coast

Yard	Where	Lifting	Notes
Gold Coast City Marina and Shipyard	76-84 Waterway Drive, Coomera QLD 4209	Haul-out to 55 m and 300 tonne on its superyacht page. Its hardstand page lists 50 and 250 tonne travel lifts.	Hardstand for yachts up to 75 m. Covered work bays with 18 m air draught. Blast and paint bay. Over 90 marine businesses on site with over 800 tradespeople. 12 project managers. 5 Gold Anchor facility.
The Boat Works	1 Boatworks Drive (South Yard) and 199 Beattie Road (North Yard), Coomera QLD 4209	6 haul-out machines, up to a 300 tonne travel lift (165 ft, 50 m). A 100 tonne lift takes 33 m. About 2,500 boats lifted a year.	North superyacht precinct opened in 2020 with over 50,000 square metres of hardstand. Refit sheds with 20 m clearance for vessels up to 50 m. Watersheds: covered in-water berths for nine 35 m motor yachts. Hardstand for superyachts up to 75 m.

Figures from each yard's own website. The Boat Works lists 100 refit sheds on its home page and 70 on its facilities page, and gives its largest lift as 300 tonnes in one place and 330 tonnes in another. Sanctuary Cove Marina has no yard. It refers refit work to the Gold Coast Marine Precinct.

Timing

When to book

SeasonSuperyacht Australia lists the Gold Coast among refit hubs below the cyclone belt. It calls them a safe base from November to April.

SlotsYard slots fill quickly before and during the northern wet season, when many yachts head south.

Crew visasMake sure crew visas cover the length of the refit.

Superyacht Australia, reviewed October 2026.

Rules

Refit work on a foreign-flagged yacht

Dry dock

Voyage status

A superyacht cannot keep its continuous international voyage status while in dry dock. If the work is extensive, the yacht may need to be exported or entered for home consumption. Talk to the Border Force or an agent before the haul-out.

GST

GST-free repairs

Repairs and refits to a foreign yacht on a Control Permit can be GST-free. Give the repairer a copy of the permit. The work must finish within the permit period.

Parts

Duty on parts

Goods imported to repair superyachts over 150 Gross Construction Tonnes have a free rate of duty. Parts for a yacht on a Control Permit must be entered for home consumption, with duty and GST paid, before delivery.

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