Motor Vehicle Duty

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Motor vehicle duty is charged on:

  • application to register a motor vehicle;
  • application to transfer registration of a motor vehicle;
  • a change of beneficial ownership of a motor vehicle;
  • notification of a change in the purpose of a motor vehicle (lodged by a motor vehicle dealer).​

The Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2010​ outlines that:​ 

  • Disposal notices must be lodged with the Registrar of Motor Vehicles within 7 days of the vehicle being sold. 
  • Applications to transfer registration of a motor vehicle must be lodged with the Registrar of Motor Vehicles within 14 days of the vehicle being purchased.

All necessary documentation can be lodged at a Service Tasmania shop.

​​​​​​​​Determine dutiable value on new and used motor vehicles.​​​​​
​​How to apply or renew an exemption certificate.​​
Duty exemptions available when a motor vehicle is registered or ownership changed.​
​​​​Exemptions for motor vehicle de​​alers and traders.​
Calculate motor vehicle duty on new and used motor vehicles
​​​​View the rates of motor vehicle duty.​


 

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