​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​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.