Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 1995
In accordance with Section 19 of the above Act, the Transport Commission is
required to make additional perpetual taxi licences available in each Tasmanian
taxi area. The number of licences offered in each taxi area is equivalent to
5% of the existing number of perpetual taxi licences currently on issue in the
relevant taxi area.
The licences are offered for sale by tender. In accordance with Section 19(4)
of the Act, the Transport Commission must not accept a tender that is less than
the Assessed Market Value for a licence in any particular taxi area as detailed
below:
Taxi Area Number of Licences Offered
Assessed Market Value
Break O'Day
1
$21,600
Bruny Island
1
$1,000
Burnie 1
$46,000
Central Highlands
1
$1,000
Circular Head
1
$22,500
Devonport 1
$46,000
Dorset 1
$3,000
Flinders Island
1
$1,000
George Town 1
$25,000
Glamorgan/Spring Bay North 1
$5,000
Glamorgan/Spring Bay South
1 $2,500
Hobart
10
$120,000
Huon Valley 1
$15,000
Kentish
1
$5,000
King Island 1
$1,000
Launceston
5
$57,000
Meander Valley 1
$25,000
New Norfolk
1
$21,600
Penguin 1
$5,000
Perth
1
$25,000
Tasman
1
$5,000
Ulverstone 1
$34,500
West Coast 1
$1,000
West Tamar
1
$25,000