Do I need approval for short-term accommodation?

Who needs an approval?

The following types of commercial accommodation premises need a licence from us:

• hotels
• motels
• motor inns
• backpacker hostels
• bed and breakfasts
• retirement village or institution that is not subject to government funding programs
• community residence
• nature based tourism that is not caravans, tents or similar
• non-residential workforce accommodation
• resort complex
• rooming accommodation (not convent monastery or similar)
• rural worker’s accommodation.

Who does not need an approval?

This local law does not apply to accommodation requiring registration under the Residential Services (Accreditation) Act 2002 (Boarding houses and Supported Accommodation).

The following types of accommodation do not need an approval from us:

• private flats, units and rental houses
• religious institutions such as a convent or monastery
• hospitals
• residential colleges and boarding schools operated by an educational establishment.