This short guide is a reference tool to help refresh your knowledge or practise what you have learned in the Service Tasmania online course, including how to:
As well as managing your personal information, you can use government services to:
For residents of Tasmania, the government services website is called Service Tasmania. To visit, enter service.tas.gov.au in the search bar of your computer’s web browser.
If you need help with the website, you can call 1300 13 55 13 between 8:00am and 5:00pm on weekdays.
An account lets you store personal information, apply and pay for services, and receive notifications from Service Tasmania. For example, you can:
To create an account, click the Log in or myServiceTas account link and follow the prompts. You’ll need to provide:
If you’re ever unsure where you are on the website, click the words Service Tasmania at the top of the page. This will take you back to the service.tas.gov.au home page.
Click on the Tasmanian Government logo to go to tas.gov.au to find out about the government itself. On this page, you can click Service Tasmania Online to go back to service.tas.gov.au.
To access a service, scroll down the Service Tasmania home page to see a list of categories. Click the category to open its page. Here are some example categories:
You can get a PDF copy of all the current concessions to print out and read.
The Tasmanian government has created a website and app called Fuel Check TAS, to help you find the cheapest petrol prices near you. The website is fuelcheck.tas.gov.au.
The app version of Fuel Check TAS works with your mobile phone. For security, only download the app from your device’s official app store.
To find rebates on the Service Tasmania home page, type rebate into the Search bar under Find a government service.
The Search Results will show a list of pages that are about rebates and you can click on a search result to visit that page and find out about the rebate.
It’s worth checking regularly, to see if any new rebates have been announced.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s (ASIC) MoneySmart website at moneysmart.gov.au helps you claim lost money. This can be from such things as lost bank accounts, shares, investments and life insurance policies. The MoneySmart website also explains how to use my.gov.au and the ATO, to claim lost superannuation.