A CORONIAL inquest into seven all-terrain vehicle deaths is due to begin next month.
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The inquest is expected to start on March 1 at the Hobart Magistrates Court.
It follows on from a decision made on February 3 to hold an inquest into the deaths.
The names of the seven quad-bike crash victims have not yet been released.
The coroner's name is still to be released, as well.
There were two ATV deaths in Tasmania in 2015, according to Safe Work Australia.
The state's most recent death occurred on December 29 when Tasman councillor Roger Larner suffered head injuries and died at the scene after he fell from his ATV on private property at Port Arthur.
He had been a Tasman councillor since 2009.
Tasman mayor Roseanne Heyward said she was not sure of the exact circumstances surrounding Cr Larner's death, or whether Cr Larner would be featured at the inquest, but said she welcomed the investigation.
"I think anything that is going to save people's lives is a good thing," she said.
Cr Heyward said she hoped the inquest's findings would result in new safety laws for ATV riders in the state.
Tasmanian riders are not legally obliged to wear a helmet if they are riding on private property.
Last year, the coroner presiding over an inquest into nine ATV deaths in Queensland recommended the introduction of mandatory helmet use for all riders and a public advertising campaign warning riders about the dangers of quad bikes.
It also suggested that children under the age of 16 should be banned from riding quad bikes.