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.

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.

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