Vehicle inspections (AIS)

AIS inspections are needed:

• For all vehicles not currently registered in Tasmania.
  • Including vehicles previously registered interstate
• To register vehicles with registration expired for more than three months
• To clear defect notices
  • Stating “to be cleared by an AIS’
• Regularly for public passenger vehicles (see below for more information)
  • Including hire and drive vehicles,  taxis, ride source vehicles, buses, LHC and RHVs etc
• For registration type approval of vehicles
• If your vehicle has been issued a call-in notice

Light vehicles

For light vehicles: (that weigh under 4.5t Gross Vehicle Mass) you will find light vehicle AIS locations here.

Heavy vehicles

For heavy vehicles (that weigh over 4.5t Gross Vehicle Mass) you will find heavy vehicle AIS locations here.

Small passenger transport vehicles

For small passenger transport vehicles (with less than 10 seats) and type approval vehicles, you will find small passenger transport AIS locations here.

Large passenger transport vehicles

For large passenger transport vehicles (with more than 10 seats), you will find large passenger transport vehicles AIS locations here.

Driving instructor vehicles

For driving instructor vehicles you will find driving instructor AIS locations here.

You'll need to contact an AIS directly to book an inspection.

You will find contact numbers for all Approved Inspection stations in the AIS locator map.

You will be able to drive a vehicle to the following places to be registered:

• a place of registration,
• an Approved Inspection Station,
• a weighbridge,
• any other place involved in the registration process such as Service Tasmania.

The vehicle is being driven from any of the previous places to:

• another place listed in the registration process,
• a place to garage the vehicle,
• somewhere the vehicle can be repaired if the inspection is failed.

If you want to:

• see what the inspection will cover, and
• give yourself the best chance of passing an inspection.

Please refer to the Are you checking your vehicle regularly? guide or for trailers and caravans the Registering a trailer or caravan page.

For public passenger vehicles and hire and drive vehicles with 10 seats or more (not including taxis):

• for initial inspection if under 12 months old
• every 12 months if more than 12 months old until 15 years of age
• every 6 months if over 15 years old.

For public passenger vehicles with less than 10 seats (not including taxis or hire and drive vehicles):

• for initial inspection if under 3 years old
• every 12 months if more than 12 months old until 15 years of age
• every 6 months if over 15 years old.

For hire and drive vehicles with less than 10 seats:

• no public passenger vehicle inspection required for vehicles aged less than 3 years.
• every 12 months when the vehicle is between 3 and 15 years of age.
• every 6 months if over 15 years old.

For taxis:

• initial inspection if under 12 months old
• initial then every 12 months

If you would like to dispute a decision has been made by an AIS, please refer to the dispute resolution policy.

Service Tasmania on 1300 135 513 or international +61 3 6169 9017

The AIS team by email: ais@stategrowth.tas.gov.au