Thinking of starting an accommodation business?
All accommodation premises must be registered with Council. These include businesses such as:
To register an accommodation business please ensure you follow these steps:
Contact Council’s Planning and Building teams to check if you need a planning or building permit. In the case of a rooming house, the class of the dwelling is required to be changed from Class 1A to a Class B in accordance with the Building Regulations and Building Code Australia.
If you wish, you can have plans of your business assessed by Council’s Public Health team.
A final inspection is required and will be completed by one of Council's Public Health Officers. At this time you will also need to pay the registration fee.
If you plan on operating a rooming house, you must also apply for a licence (if you haven't already done so).
If you are purchasing an existing registered accommodation business, an application to transfer must be submitted to Council. Council recommends requesting a pre-sale inspection to ensure the business is complying with the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008.
Once an application form has been received, a registration invoice will be generated and one of Council's Public Health Officers will be in contact to arrange a final inspection.
Once the fee has been paid and the inspection completed, a registration certificate will be issued.
Health permits are valid for 12 months and renewed annually. Existing health premises will receive a renewal and invoice each year, which can be paid via BPAY, over the phone, or in person.
Application to register(DOCX, 244KB)
Transfer form(DOCX, 244KB)
Further information from the Victorian Department of Health