Registration of Prescribed Accommodation - Northern Grampians Shire Council - Victoria

Description

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

  • bed and breakfasts
  • rooming house
  • hotels and motels
  • guesthouses
  • boutique hotels
  • rooming houses
  • self-contained accommodation
  • farmstays or holiday camps
  • hostel or student dormitory.

You do not require this registration if you operate any of the following:

  • caravan park
  • house and granny flat
  • public hospital or nursing home
  • retirement village
  • temporary crisis accommodation.

Service type

Licence

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

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this registration you must:

  • apply to the local council in which the accommodation is located
  • include all the required documentation and information
  • submit a 1:100 scale plan of the premises, showing the proposed use of each room
  • pay the prescribed fee.

Planning approval to conduct the business may also be necessary in some circumstances.

Ongoing eligibility requirements

You will need to comply with any additional conditions set by the Council.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All -

New premises:

  • 5-15 people - $381.00
  • more than 15 people - $700.00.

Fees for 2024-25

Renew Renewal All -

Renewal of registration:

  • 5-15 people - $260.00
  • more than 15 people - $456.00
  • not-for-profit community groups - $65.00.

Fees for 2024-25

Transfer Transfer All -

Transfer of registration:

  • 5-15 people - $185.00
  • more than 15 people - $298.00.

Fees for 2024-25

Vary Inspection All $260.00

Inspection for non-compliance. Fees for 2024-25

Forms

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
General All Rooming House - Minimum Standards (Opens in new window)

Act(s) name

Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 Victoria

Regulation(s) name

Public Health and Wellbeing (Prescribed Accommodation) Regulations 2020 Victoria

Administering agency

Northern Grampians Shire Council

Contact details

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