You will be required to register if you intend to operate a commercial visitor accommodation business in the Northern Territory.
A visitor accommodation business is one that provides accommodation for seven or more visitors for payment or rewards. The visitor accommodation businesses can not be subject to a tenancy agreement or a caravan park site agreement. Small bed and breakfasts, staff accommodation and student accommodation are not considered commercial visitor accommodation and do not need to apply for registration.
The types of visitor accommodation that would need to apply for registration are:
- a hotel
- a motel
- a serviced apartment
- a roadside house
- a wayside inn
- a lodge
- a hostel
- a backpacker accommodation
- a cabin.
If you require any further information, please contact the department.
