Newcastle: clearing in by boat
Port of entry of Australia (island: Nouvelle-Galles du Sud).
Based on official sources, checked on 28 October 2026.
Services
Clearing out possible here
- Opening hours
- Inspections biosécurité de jour, heures ouvrables (supplément week-end, fériés, hors heures)
Good to know
Biosecurity first point of entry.
Offices to visit
In the usual order of the formalities. Addresses can change: ask the harbour office when you arrive.
Coffre de la Border Force (ABF), Newcastle
CustomsImmigrationBiosecurity
Contact Nobbys Signal Station, which says where to wait for clearance (ABF and Agriculture); biosecurity waste charges reported in 2025. Advance notice to Border Force at least 96 h before arrival (yachtreport@homeaffairs.gov.au, +61 2 6246 1325).
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This information is gathered from public sources and sailors’ experience. It does not replace the country’s authorities, whose word is final: check before you leave.