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Licence for a Place of Assembly - Hobart City Council - Tasmania

Description

You will need this licence if you intend to:

  • operate, use or manage a place as a place of assembly
  • conduct any entertainment at a place of assembly
  • lease or offer for lease a place as a place of assembly.

A place of assembly is an outdoor place or area and includes:

  • places used for entertaining members of the public
  • places used for social and recreational purposes
  • any school or other place or area used for community or public purposes.

This licence is generally required for specific mass outdoor public events where 1000 people or more will be present for two or more hours. Public events may include any:

  • performance
  • exhibition
  • circus
  • festival
  • food festival
  • pageant
  • regatta
  • sports event
  • dance
  • publicly advertised lecture.

Please note that as the holder of this licence, you must use the place in accordance with any condition of the licence, any relevant guidelines and in a manner that does not pose a threat to public health. If you intend to sell alcohol or food at an event, you must also obtain the relevant food and liquor licences.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

Please contact the council to identify any eligibility requirements.

Duration

Up to 12 months

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

Commercial events:

  • for applications received more than 20 working days prior to event - $250.00
  • for applications received less than 20 working days prior to event - $500.00.

Fees for 2023-24
Apply Application All

Not for profit events:

  • for applications received more than 20 working days prior to event - $50.00
  • for applications received less than 20 working days prior to event - $100.00.

Fees for 2023-24

Act(s) name

Public Health Act 1997 Tasmania

Lodgement process

Apply

An evacuation plan acceptable to the Tasmania Fire Service is required if more than 200 persons can be accommodated

Application process

Lodge

If you application is in relation to a permanent structures your applications must be supported by a Certificate of Occupancy.

If your application involves a building constructed since 1994, it must be supported by either a Certificate of Occupancy or an Occupancy Permit issued by a building surveyor;

If you application involves a temporary structure (tent, stage, etc.), it must be supported by a Certificate of Likely Compliance issued by a building surveyor addressing compliance of the temporary structure.

Administering agency

Hobart City Council

Contact details

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