Rooming house operators licensing scheme
Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 11:59 pmConsumer Affairs Victoria - April 2017 - https://submit.consumer.vic.gov.au/v/25390/1778440474/email.html?k=GYb7rbbiNYdN1GkaJYktE6IAaZDnQAVPTAMdcddXohQ
"A new licensing scheme for rooming house operators comes into effect from 26 April.
Current registered operators have until 24 August 2017 to apply to the Business Licensing Authority (BLA) for a licence in order to continue to legally operate. Only housing associations and housing providers registered under the Housing Act 1983 will be exempt from this requirement."
Govt Press release: http://www.premier.vic.gov.au/tough-new-standards-for-rooming-house-operators/
"Students, guests and tourists will be better protected from dodgy rooming house operators under a major licensing crackdown.
Anyone who owns, leases or manages a rooming house now has to be licensed and pass a ‘fit and proper person test’, with the Rooming House Operators Act 2016 coming into effect from today.
Significant penalties apply for anyone found guilty of operating without a license, including jail terms of up to two years or a maximum fine of more than $36,000 for individuals or $182,000 for body corporates."
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