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Registration of Prescribed Accommodation - City of Melbourne - Victoria

Description

You will require this registration if you intend to operate any of the following types of accommodation business:

  • hotels and motels
  • hostels
  • student dormitories
  • holiday camps
  • rooming houses
  • residential accommodation
  • labour hire accommodation.

Prescribed accommodation providers are required to meet hygiene, maintenance and other standards and requirements to minimise public health risks that may arise from shared use of facilities, high turnover of occupants and / or overcrowding.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

Please consult the responsible council for more information regarding eligibility requirements.

Expiry

30 June 2026

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $680.00

Priority service plans assessed in 5 business days. Fees for 2025-26
Apply Application All $340.00

Stantard service plans assessed in 15 business days. Fees for 2025-26

Forms

Act(s) name

Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 Victoria

Regulation(s) name

Public Health and Wellbeing (Prescribed Accommodation) Regulations 2020 Victoria

Application process

Apply

You must submit two copies of the plans of the premises along with the relevant fee.

Approval time

Five to 15 days

Administering agency

City of Melbourne

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.