Twenty-eight events have been given the green light to go ahead in line with the Tasmanian government event framework.
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The framework kicked off at the start of December last year and provides scope for organisers to hold events that exceed ordinary gathering limits across three levels which each allow for different capacities.
The government had received 41 applications, meaning 13 had not been approved, but Minister from Small Business, Hospitality and Events Sarah Courtney said those applications were currently working through the approval process.
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"We haven't had to reject an event per se," she said.
"What we are doing is making sure events understand their responsibilities and making sure that the decisions they make around their event comply with public health directions."
Ms Courtney said events that had so far gone ahead as part of the framework had responded well to public health directions.
"We know that Tasmanians love their events .... and we know that we want to be able to participate in these and we know that they're really important for our economy as well," she said.
Ms Courtney made the announcement at Carrick Speedway, an organiser that has had approval for 5000 people - as part of a level three event - to flock to the speedway for events across their racing calendar.
Speedway spokesperson and commentator Allan Roark said their framework compliant events had been successful and he noticed attendees had abided by COVID-19 contingencies.
"You only had to look at the crowd behaviour on Boxing Night ... everybody kept safe and enjoyed themselves and we had no dramas with COVID compliance," he said.
"[People] have become quite familiar with social distancing and safe spacing, so they're quite happy to keep to their family groups."
Current limits are set at 250 people for inside spaces and 1000 outside or the equivalent of one person per two square metres. Outdoor sporting events are able to operate at 75 per cent of their seated capacity provided they can comply with the square metre instruction.
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