Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme - Special Categories
If you are a sportsperson competing for prize money, or a professional entertainer, you may be eligible for assistance on the freight paid for transporting equipment used in sporting events or entertainment.
Freight assistance is also available to Tasmanian horse breeders who ship brood mares to the Australian mainland for breeding purposes.
Eligibility requirements and details of freight assistance available for sportspersons and professional entertainers and brood mares are detailed below.
Sportspersons and Professional Entertainers
Eligible Persons
Sportspersons must be competing in a sporting event where prize money is paid. However, as financial rewards and prizes vary according to the type of show or sporting event, eligibility will be decided on a case by case basis.
Professional Entertainers must receive an income, fee or financial reward from performing in a show or event. In determining eligibility, consideration will be given to whether entertainment is their occupation or main source of income, and whether entertainment is the primary purpose of the trip.
Eligible Commodities
Eligible equipment includes all things used directly in an entertainment or sporting event (e.g. sideshow equipment, sound equipment, sports cars and horses used in entertainment and sporting events where prize money is paid). It does not include living accommodation, cars or other items for personal use (see note).
All eligible commodities must be transported by sea between Tasmania and the Australian mainland. Both legs of the round trip must be completed before a claim is lodged.
Note: Assistance is available for accompanied passenger vehicles through the Bass Strait Passenger Vehicle Equalisation Scheme.
Assistance Available
Such assistance is limited to that applicable to the return leg of a round trip, where that round trip consists of the outward and return sea transport of the same cargo within a six-month period.
Documentary Requirements
Your claim should include the following documentation:
- a completed Claim for Assistance form
- original invoices and consignment notes for both legs of the round trip
- evidence of payment of freight costs for both legs of the round trip
- a completed Guidelines for Sportspersons and Professional Entertainers form
- a completed Cargo and Trailer Dimensions form, detailing the dimensions of the equipment shipped.
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Brood Mares
Eligibility
Tasmanian based brood mares (see note) that are transported to the Australian mainland for servicing and returned to Tasmania are eligible for assistance on both the northbound and southbound legs of the round trip. Both legs of the round trip must be completed before a claim is lodged.
Foals that are the progeny of eligible brood mares and conceived on the mainland are eligible for assistance on the return journey to Tasmania provided that they are less than 6 months old at the time of shipment. The foal does not need to accompany the mare on the southbound journey.
Note: Tasmanian based brood mares are defined as brood mares that are either bred in Tasmania or have had at least 1 foal in Tasmania.
Assistance Available
Assistance for eligible brood mares is paid for both the northbound and southbound legs of a round trip.
Documentary Requirements
Your claim should include the following documentation:
- a completed Claim for Assistance (Horses) form
- original freight forwarder's or shipping company's invoices
- evidence of payment of freight costs for both legs of the round trip.
More information
Read the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme - Horse Guidelines pamphlet.