Parking infringements

Parking officers monitor our car parks, so it’s important to register for an ePermit and pay close attention to where you’re leaving your vehicle.

Infringements issued at our campuses are managed by the Hobart City Council, on behalf of the University.

If you are issued an Infringement Notice, you can elect to:

  • Pay the amount shown on the Notice within 14 days of the date of issue. Instructions on how to pay can be found on the Notice itself.
  • Apply for an extension or payment plan. Visit the City of Hobart website. This must be done within 14 days of the date of service of the notice
  • Appeal the Infringement in line with the process outlined below.

Visit the Hobart City Council website where payments for Infringement Notices can be made.

  • Infringements issued in relation to paid parking zones (voucher zones) are payable within 14 days of the date of issue.
  • After 14 days, the amount payable will increase by the fee set out in the Schedule to the University By-laws.
  • After the expiration of a further 14 days, recovery proceedings will commence and the amount payable will increase by the fee shown in the Schedule to the University By-laws.
  • Traffic Infringements are payable within 28 days of the date of issue.
  • If payment has not been made, after the expiration of 28 days recovery proceedings will commence and the amount payable will increase by the fee shown in the Schedule to the University By-laws.

Note: after referral to the Director, Monetary Penalties Enforcement Service, additional costs may be added to the unpaid infringement amount. See the Schedule of fees in the University By-laws.

If you wish to lodge an appeal against your parking infringement notice, the process for doing so will depend on whether your vehicle was parked in a University or local council car park at the time the infringement was issued.

For carparks controlled by local councils, access the relevant Council website for further information:

For University-operated carparks, you will need to lodge your appeal with Campus Services. For the avoidance of doubt, the following carparks are University controlled and operated:

  • Sandy Bay campus
  • Newnham campus
  • Cradle Coast campus
  • Webster carpark, Melville Street, Hobart CBD
  • Medical Sciences Precinct (MSP) car park, Liverpool Street, Hobart CBD
  • Levels 1 and 3, Hobart Apartments car park, Melville Street, Hobart CBD
  • Centre for the Arts car park, Evans Street, Hobart
  • Philip Smith Centre, The Domain

Appeals must be forwarded to Campus Services using the online application for appeal against infringement form. You will need to provide full details and an explanation as to why you feel the infringement notice was incorrectly issued. The appeal must be received within five (5) days of infringement issue.

The University will not cancel infringement notices that have been issued in accordance with the University By-laws and/or the Terms and Conditions of permit issue.

Note that, if you have not paid the infringement penalty or lodged an appeal with Campus Services and/or the Infringement Notice has not been withdrawn, you will be taken to be convicted of the offence(s) set out in the Notice 28 days after the date of service of the Notice. If you are taken to be convicted, the monetary penalty may be enforced under the Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005.

By applying for a University of Tasmania parking ePermit, you’re agreeing to our terms and conditions (PDF 156.9 KB).

Application for appeal against parking infringement notice

If you wish to appeal your parking infringement, you must lodge an appeal with Campus Services via the electronic form below. Appeals must be lodged within five (5) days of the infringement issue date. If you have difficulty filling in this form, please contact Campus.Services@utas.edu.au.

Please note that parking officers capture photographic evidence of vehicles for which infringement notices are issued.

photos are taken
  • assigning an incorrect vehicle registration against a University ePermit
  • non-display of a permit or with a permit displayed in such a manner that it cannot be clearly observed from outside the vehicle
  • parking in a voucher zone without display of a valid voucher or with an expired voucher
  • parking in a permit zone without a permit
  • parking in a disability parking space without a University access permit
  • parking in a numbered parking space which does not correspond to the one to which access has been granted
  • parking causing an obstruction or in an area not marked or indicated for the parking of vehicles such as lawns, footpaths or gardens.
  • An appointment ran overtime
  • I did not have change for the meter
  • I could not find another space
  • It was raining
  • I did not notice the sign or did not read it correctly
upside down tickets
Infringements issued where vouchers are incorrectly or not displayed will not be withdrawn.

If your vehicle is parked in a voucher area, you must display your parking voucher on the dashboard of your car so that the time and date on the parking voucher are clearly visible from outside the vehicle. Note that you will receive a parking infringement ticket if:

  • The voucher is placed upside down (with the time and date facing down).
  • The voucher time and date is fully or partially obscured by a windscreen wiper or some other object.
  • The voucher is folded so as to obscure the time and date.

Examples of incorrectly displayed vouchers:

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