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Interstate registration – general information

  • Interstate registered vehicles must have valid third-party insurance. This can be MAIB or equal cover from another Australian jurisdiction.
  • If authorities prohibit, suspend, or cancel interstate registration, this also applies in Tasmania.
  • To register a vehicle in Tasmania. The registered operator must provide proof of a Tasmanian garage address.

1. Do I need to transfer my interstate registration to Tasmanian registration?

You can use vehicles registered in another state in Tasmania for three months.

After three months, the vehicle will need Tasmanian registration.

A vehicle can remain on interstate registration if:

  • the vehicle is being used for non-commercial purposes and,
  • is used by a person who has a residential address or resides interstate.

Fines may apply if a vehicle is used in Tasmania for over three months and cannot prove interstate residency.

If you need Tasmanian registration for your vehicle. Please refer to ‘Vehicle Registration and Permits’.

Regulation 129 of Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2021

2. If you are selling a Tasmanian registered vehicle to someone interstate

You will need to:

  • Submit a notice of disposal. within 7 days of selling or relinquishing responsibility for the vehicle.

You can sell a vehicle unregistered or registered.

  • If you wish to sell the vehicle without registration. You must cancel the registration by surrendering the number plates at Service Tasmania. If required, the new operator may buy a Short-Term Unregistered Vehicle Permit.
  • If you wish to sell the vehicle with registration. Please submit a notice of disposal.

The new operator or you (as agreed) can apply for a refund of the remaining registration. To apply for a refund, you must email tes@stategrowth.tas.gov.au with:

  • a plate surrender receipt for the Tasmanian number plates and,
  • copy of photo ID and,
  • confirm your current postal address.

3. Buying an unregistered vehicle from interstate

If you are buying an unregistered vehicle interstate. You must establish the vehicle's registration in Tasmania. Please refer to ‘Vehicle Registration and Permits’.

If you buy a vehicle without plates or unregistered. You must buy a short-term unregistered vehicle permit in the state or territory where your journey begins. Or arrange to transport the vehicle to Tasmania.

4. If you are moving/have moved interstate

You will need to register your vehicle in the state or territory you move to. Check with the registering authority. Find out the registration deadline and process.

If you cancel your Tasmanian registration. You may apply for a refund of the remaining components: MAIB and motor tax.

When you register the vehicle in another state or territory, you will need to:

  • Surrender your Tasmanian registration number plates. At the interstate transport authority
  • To apply for a refund, you must email tes@stategrowth.tas.gov.au with:
    • a plate surrender receipt for the Tasmanian number plates and,
    • copy of photo ID and,
    • confirm your current postal address.
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