In 1960, "Tabard" along with and "Trump", joined the 4th Submarine Squadron in Sydney, Australia. She underwent a refit at Cockatoo Island Dockyard in Sydney between 9 January 1961 and 26 March 1962, becoming the submarine to be refitted there. There, they operated with units of the Far East Fleet, the Royal Australian Navy, and the Royal New Zealand Navy. In April 1963 she collided with a wharf when docking in Brisbane, damaging her ASDIC sonar equipment. On 8 May, "Tabard" was involved in a further minor collision with Royal Australian Navy frigate , following a week of anti-submarine training exercises. "Tabard" was at periscope depth when "Queenborough" passed above her, bending the submarine's fin and the frigate's keel and port propeller. Both vessels were able to safely return to Sydney, where they docked at naval base HMAS "Kuttabul" for repairs.