Can you take a hire car on the Spirit of Tasmania?

Conflicting sources: its 2023 sheet bans Tasmania travel; the terms (HER-0226) require ferry permission but don't name this route.

Its Hobart, Launceston and Devonport Airport conditions require written authorisation to enter or leave Tasmania.

Clause 3.3 requires written authorisation to leave mainland Australia or Tasmania.

Effective July 2026.

Its terms require prior permission for certain ferries but don't name the Spirit of Tasmania or this crossing.

Clause 9.1(e) bans the crossing without SIXT's prior written consent.

Ferry damage stays with you (clause 8.10(e)). Effective October 2026.

Clause 9.3(g) prohibits the crossing in either direction.

Ordinary hires can't cross.

Clause 4.2(e) exempts approved transfer vehicles and IMOOVA relocation rentals.

Clause 7(g) prohibits the crossing in either direction.

Clause 3.3 requires written authorisation to leave mainland Australia or Tasmania.

Effective June 2026.

Its Hobart agreement (clause 3.1.13) bars taking a Tasmanian hire car to the mainland.

It sets no rule the other way.

Its terms restrict other states for Tasmanian hires, yet mention permission to leave Tasmania.

The wording is inconsistent.

Its Spirit of Tasmania FAQ permits a return crossing or a one-way trip, such as Melbourne to Hobart.

Its FAQ rules out taking the car out of Tasmania.

Conflicting sources: the FAQ bans taking cars to or from Tasmania; clause 3.19 allows the ferry from the mainland.

Its hire agreement bars taking the car out of Tasmania, except to Bruny Island.

It sets no mainland-to-Tasmania rule.

No crossing policy in the official pages checked: the Australian site didn't load and the global Tasmania page showed no conditions.