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Tourism Governance and Regulation

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Tourism Tasmania is a Statutory Authority which operates within the framework of Tasmania's Department of Economic Development and Tourism. Tourism Tasmania's brief is to promote Tasmania nationally and internationally as a world-class visitor destination.

The Tourism Industry Council Tasmania represents and acts for the Tasmanian tourism industry and monitors performance through the tourism industry National Accreditation Program in Tasmania. The Council also acts as a watchdog and lobbies the government on behalf of the tourism industry.

Legislation governing Tasmanian tourism includes:

Tourism Tasmania Act 1996 (No. 57 of 1996)

Tourism Tasmania Order 2002 (S.R. 2002, No. 145)

Tourism and Recreational Development Act 1977 (No. 13 of 1977)

For comprehensive information on Local, State and Commonwealth business licences required to start or expand a tourism business, please visit the Business Licence Information Service.

All new and existing tourism related businesses are eligible for accreditation through the National Tourism Accreditation Program administered by the Tourism Industry Council Tasmania. The accreditation program is based on quality assurance principles and is aligned to the Australian and International Standards for Quality Management Systems - ISO 9002 (this has been superseded by AS/NZS ISO 9001:2000 Quality management systems).