Public Health and Wellbeing (Prescribed Accommodation) Regulations 2009 (Vic)
Version No. 019
Public Health and Wellbeing (Prescribed Accommodation) Regulations 2009
S.R. No. 178/2009
Version incorporating amendments as at
14 December 2019
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
Part 1—Preliminary
1Objective
2Authorising provisions
3Commencement
4Definitions
Part 5—Prescribed accommodation and registered premises
Division 1—Scope and registration
13Prescribed accommodation
14Exempt prescribed accommodation
16Applications for registration
Division 2—Standards and requirements for prescribed accommodation
17Overcrowding in prescribed accommodation
17ACultural heritage significance exemption
18Maintenance of prescribed accommodation
19Cleanliness of prescribed accommodation
20Water supplied to prescribed accommodation
21Drinking water and prescribed accommodation
22Discharge of sewage and waste water in prescribed accommodation
23Refuse receptacles and prescribed accommodation
24Refuse disposal and prescribed accommodation
25Toilet and bathing facilities in prescribed accommodation
26Register of occupants of prescribed accommodation
27Advertising and prescribed accommodation
Division 4—Prescribed conditions
34Prescribed conditions
Part 10—Infringements
88Infringements
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Endnotes
1 General information
2 Table of Amendments
3 Amendments Not in Operation
4 Explanatory details
Version No. 019
Public Health and Wellbeing (Prescribed Accommodation) Regulations 2009
S.R. No. 178/2009
Version incorporating amendments as at
14 December 2019
Part 1—Preliminary
1Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe matters required or permitted to be prescribed or necessary to be prescribed to give effect to the prescribed accommodation provisions of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008.
2Authorising provisions
These Regulations are made under sections 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238 and 239 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008.
3Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 1 January 2010.
4Definitions
In these Regulations—
drinking water has the same meaning as it has in section 3 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 2003;
holiday camp means any house, building or structure, whether temporary or permanent, which is used for the accommodation of student groups, youth groups or family groups for holiday or recreational purposes;
hostel means any house, building or structure, whether temporary or permanent, which is used primarily for the accommodation of travellers;
hotel includes a residential hotel and any residential premises in respect of which a general licence or on-premises licence is granted under the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998;
residential accommodation means any house, building, or other structure used as a place of abode where a person or persons can live on payment of consideration to the proprietor but does not include—
(a)a hotel or motel; or
(b)a hostel; or
(c)a student dormitory; or
(d)a holiday camp; or
(e)a rooming house;
rooming house means a building in which there is one or more rooms available for occupancy on payment of rent in which the total number of people who may occupy that room or those rooms is not less than 4;
student dormitory means any dormitory, student hostel, hall of residence or residential college for the accommodation of students which is controlled by or operated under an arrangement with or affiliated with—
(a)an institution providing educational services for children of compulsory school age within the meaning of section 1.1.3(1) of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006; or
(b)adult, community and further education services; or
(c)an autonomous college or adult education institution within the meaning of those definitions in section 1.1.3(1) of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006;
temporary crisis accommodation means temporary crisis accommodation provided on a non profit basis by an agency which receives homelessness support funding from the Government of Victoria;
the Act means the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008;
water supplier has the same meaning as it has in section 3 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 2003.
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Part 5—Prescribed accommodation and registered premises
Division 1—Scope and registration
13Prescribed accommodation
The following classes of accommodation are prescribed to be prescribed accommodation for the purposes of section 3 of the Act—
(a)residential accommodation;
(b)hotels and motels;
(c)hostels;
(d)student dormitories;
(e)holiday camps;
(f)rooming houses.
14Exempt prescribed accommodation
The following are prescribed not to be prescribed accommodation for the purposes of these regulations—
(a)a house under the exclusive occupation of the occupier; or
(b)a self-contained flat under the exclusive occupation of the occupier consisting of a suite of rooms that—
(i)forms a portion or portions of a building; and
(ii)includes kitchen, bathroom and toilet facilities; and
(iii)forms a self-contained residence; or
(c)temporary crisis accommodation; or
(d)a health or residential service within the meaning of section 3(1) of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997; or
(e)a residential care service within the meaning of the Aged Care Act 1997 of the Commonwealth; or
(f)any retirement village within the meaning of section 3(1) of the Retirement Villages Act 1986; or
(g)any house, building or structure to which Part 4 of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 applies; or
(h)any vessel, vehicle, tent or caravan; or
(i)premises in which, other than the family of the proprietor, not more than 5 persons are accommodated, and which is not a rooming house.
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16Applications for registration
For the purpose of section 71(c) of the Act, the prescribed particulars are—
(a)for an application to register prescribed accommodation—
(i)a plan of the premises drawn to a scale of not less that 1:100 and showing the proposed use of each room;
(ii)the date of the application for registration;
(iii)the name and address of the proprietor;
(iv)the address of the premises;
(v)the date of the registration;
(b)for an application to renew the registration of prescribed accommodation—
(i)the date of renewal;
(ii)any conditions on the grant of registration or renewal;
(c)for an application to transfer the registration of prescribed accommodation—
(i)the date of transfer of registration;
(ii)the name and address of the person to whom the registration is transferred;
(iii)the address of the premises to which the registration is transferred.
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Division 2—Standards and requirements for prescribed accommodation
17Overcrowding in prescribed accommodation
(1)A proprietor of prescribed accommodation must comply with this regulation in relation to the maximum number of persons permitted to be accommodated in each bedroom in the prescribed accommodation.
Penalty:20 penalty units.
(2)A proprietor of prescribed accommodation must not permit a room in the prescribed accommodation to be used as a bedroom if it has a floor area of less than 7·5 square metres.
Penalty:20 penalty units.
(3)If persons are accommodated in prescribed accommodation for a period of more than 31 days, the maximum number of persons permitted to occupy a bedroom in respect of the period after the thirty-first day is—
(a)in the case of a bedroom with a floor area of less than 12 square metres, one person;
(b)in the case of a bedroom with a floor area of 12 square metres or more, 2 persons and an additional person for every 4 square metres of floor area that exceeds 12 square metres.
(4)If persons are accommodated in prescribed accommodation, other than a holiday camp, for a period of 31 days or less, the maximum number of persons permitted to occupy a bedroom is—
(a)in the case of a bedroom with a floor area of less than 10 square metres, 2 persons;
(b)in the case of a bedroom with a floor area of 10 square metres or more, 3 persons and an additional person for every 2 square metres of floor area that exceeds 10 square metres.
(5)Subject to subregulation (2), a proprietor of a holiday camp must provide at least 2 square metres of floor area in a bedroom for each person who is accommodated for a period of 31 days or less.
(6)For the purposes of this regulation—
(a)one child under the age of 3 years is not counted as a person;
(b)two children under the age of 3 years are counted as one person;
(c)floor area includes the area occupied by any cupboard or other built-in furniture, fixture or fitting but does not include any area occupied by any bathroom or toilet in, or attached to, the bedroom.
17ACultural heritage significance exemption
(1)A proprietor of prescribed accommodation that is a holiday camp is exempted from compliance with regulation 17(2) in relation to a building situated on the premises of the holiday camp if—
(a)modification of the building to comply withthe minimum bedroom size in regulation 17(2) is determined by the relevant Council to be inappropriate because the modification would compromise the building's cultural heritage significance; and
(b)the maximum period for which persons are accommodated in the building is 7 nights.
(2)For the purposes of subregulation (1)(a), a Council may determine a building to be of cultural heritage significance if—
(a)the building is subject to a heritage overlay in the planning scheme for which the relevant Council is the responsible authority within the meaning of the Planning and Environment Act 1987; or
(b)the building is included on the Heritage Register established under the Heritage Act 1995; or
(c)the building is included on the Commonwealth Heritage List or the National Heritage List established under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 of the Commonwealth; or
(d)the Council has had regard to a heritage study that considers the building.
(3)In this regulation—
cultural heritage significance has the same meaning as in section 3 of Heritage Act 1995;
heritage study means a study or assessment undertaken in accordance with guidelines made by the Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure and published on its website or made by the Heritage Council established under the Heritage Act 1995.
18Maintenance of prescribed accommodation
A proprietor of prescribed accommodation must maintain the prescribed accommodation and all bedrooms, toilets, bathrooms, laundries, kitchens, living rooms and any common areas provided with the accommodation—
(a)in good working order; and
(b)in a clean, sanitary and hygienic condition; and
(c)in a good state of repair.
Penalty:20 penalty units.
19Cleanliness of prescribed accommodation
(1)In addition to the requirement under regulation 18(b), a proprietor of prescribed accommodation must ensure that each bedroom and any toilet or bathroom attached to the bedroom is cleaned after the bedroom is vacated and before its re-use by another occupier.
Penalty:20 penalty units.
(2)A proprietor of prescribed accommodation must ensure that all bed linen provided with the accommodation is changed with clean linen—
(a)at least weekly; and
(b)after the accommodation is vacated and before its re-use by another occupier.
Penalty:20 penalty units.
20Water supplied to prescribed accommodation
(1)A proprietor of prescribed accommodation must provide a continuous and adequate supply of water to all toilet, bathing, kitchen, laundry and drinking water facilities.
Penalty:20 penalty units.
(2)A proprietor of prescribed accommodation must provide a continuous and adequate supply of hot water to all bathing, laundry and kitchen facilities.
Penalty:20 penalty units.
21Drinking water and prescribed accommodation
A proprietor of prescribed accommodation must ensure that drinking water supplied by the proprietor to another person is fit for human consumption if the drinking water was not supplied to the proprietor by a water supplier.
Penalty:20 penalty units.
22Discharge of sewage and waste water in prescribed accommodation
A proprietor of prescribed accommodation must ensure that all sewage and waste water is discharged—
(a)to a reticulated sewerage system; or
(b)to a wastewater treatment system permitted under the Environment Protection Act 1970.
Penalty:20 penalty units.
23Refuse receptacles and prescribed accommodation
A proprietor of prescribed accommodation must—
(a)provide sufficient vermin-proof receptacles at the prescribed accommodation for the collection and storage of all rubbish; and
(b)ensure that the receptacles are regularly cleaned.
Penalty:20 penalty units.
24Refuse disposal and prescribed accommodation
A proprietor of prescribed accommodation must ensure that all refuse at the accommodation is regularly removed by means of a refuse collection service provided by the local Council or a private contractor engaged by the proprietor.
Penalty:20 penalty units.
25Toilet and bathing facilities in prescribed accommodation
A proprietor of prescribed accommodation must provide at least one toilet, one bath or shower and one wash basin for every 10 persons or fraction of that number of persons occupying the accommodation.
Penalty:20 penalty units.
26Register of occupants of prescribed accommodation
(1)A proprietor of prescribed accommodation must keep a register recording—
(a)the names and addresses of persons occupying the accommodation; and
(b)the dates of their arrival and departure.
Penalty:20 penalty units.
(2)A proprietor is exempted from compliance with subregulation (1), if the proprietor is required under any other Act or regulation to keep a similar register.
(3)The proprietor must retain the register referred to in subregulation (1) or (2) for at least 12 months after the date of the last entry in the register.
Penalty:20 penalty units.
27Advertising and prescribed accommodation
A proprietor of prescribed accommodation must not state or cause to be stated in any advertisement, notice or sign issued or put up in relation to the accommodation, that the premises were registered or approved for any class of accommodation other than that set out on the certificate of registration.
Penalty:20 penalty units.
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Division 4—Prescribed conditions
34Prescribed conditions
For the purposes of section 75(1)(c) of the Act, the following are conditions which apply to a class of registration—
(a)it is a condition on the registration of all prescribed accommodation that proprietors required to keep a register under regulation 26(1) must take all reasonable steps to protect the information in the register.
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Part 10—Infringements
88Infringements
(1)For the purposes of section 209 of the Act, offences against the following provisions are prescribed offences—
(a)section 67 of the Act;
(b)regulation 17(2);
(c)regulation 20(1);
(d)regulation 25;
(e)regulation 27.
(2)For the purposes of section 209(4) of the Act—
(a)the prescribed penalty for the offence prescribed by subregulation (1)(a) is 10 penalty units in the case of a body corporate and 4 penalty units in the case of a natural person; and
(b)the prescribed penalty for an offence prescribed by subregulation (1)(b), (c), (d) or (e) is 4 penalty units.
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Endnotes
1 General information
See for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.
The Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2009, S.R. No. 178/2009 were made on 15 December 2009 by the Governor in Council under sections 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238 and 239 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008, No. 46/2008 and came into operation on 1 January 2010: regulation 3.
The Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2009 will sunset on 14 December 2020: see Subordinate Legislation (Public Health and Wellbeing (Prescribed Accommodation) Regulations 2009) Extension Regulations 2019, S.R. No. 136/2019.
The title of these Regulations was changed from the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2009 to the Public Health and Wellbeing (Prescribed Accommodation) Regulations 2009 by regulation 121 of the Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019, S.R. No. 135/2019.
INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)
Style changes
Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.
References to ILA s. 39B
Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.
Interpretation
As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:
• Headings
All headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after
1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.
This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.
See section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).
• Examples, diagrams or notes
All examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).
• Punctuation
All punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after
1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.
See section 36(3B).
• Provision numbers
All provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after
1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).
• Location of "legislative items"
A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.
• Other material
Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).
2 Table of Amendments
This publication incorporates amendments made to the Public Health and Wellbeing (Prescribed Accommodation) Regulations 2009 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.
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Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Regulations 2010, S.R. No. 79/2010
Date of Making: 17.8.10 Date of Commencement: 17.8.10
Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Regulations 2011, S.R. No. 57/2011
Date of Making: 5.7.11 Date of Commencement: 5.7.11
Public Health and Wellbeing Further Amendment Regulations 2011, S.R. No. 72/2011
Date of Making: 26.7.11 Date of Commencement: 26.7.11
Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Regulations 2013, S.R. No. 109/2013
Date of Making: 27.8.13 Date of Commencement: 27.8.13
Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Prescribed Accommodation) Regulations 2013, S.R. No. 137/2013
Date of Making: 6.11.13 Date of Commencement: 6.11.13
Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Immunisation Services) Regulations 2013, S.R. No. 143/2013
Date of Making: 26.11.13 Date of Commencement: 1.12.13: reg. 3
Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (No Jab, No Play) Regulations 2015, S.R. No. 170/2015
Date of Making: 22.12.15 Date of Commencement: Reg. 5 on 1.1.16: reg. 3
Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Regulations 2016, S.R. No. 3/2016
Date of Making: 16.2.16 Date of Commencement: 4.4.16: reg. 3
Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment (Registered Premises) Regulations 2016, S.R. No. 58/2016
Date of Making: 15.6.16 Date of Commencement: 16.6.16: reg. 3
Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Regulations 2017, S.R. No. 53/2017
Date of Making: 20.6.17 Date of Commencement: 1.7.17: reg. 3
Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Regulations 2018, S.R. No. 99/2018
Date of Making: 10.7.18 Date of Commencement: 1.9.18: reg. 3
Public Health and Wellbeing Further Amendment Regulations 2018, S.R. No. 148/2018
Date of Making: 2.10.18 Date of Commencement: 1.11.18: reg. 3
Public Health and Wellbeing Amendment Regulations 2019, S.R. No. 47/2019
Date of Making: 18.6.19 Date of Commencement: 1.7.19: reg. 3
Public Health and Wellbeing Regulations 2019, S.R. No. 135/2019
Date of Making: 10.12.19 Date of Commencement: Regs 121−132 on 14.12.19: reg. 3(1)
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3 Amendments Not in Operation
Not updated for this publication.
4 Explanatory details
Fee Units
These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the Monetary Units Act 2004.
The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit.
The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2019 is $14.81. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.
The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.
Penalty Units
These Regulations provide for penalties by reference to penalty units within the meaning of section 110 of the Sentencing Act 1991. The amount of the penalty is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of the Monetary Units Act 2004, by multiplying the number of penalty units applicable by the value of a penalty unit.
The value of a penalty unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2019 is $165.22.
The amount of the calculated penalty may be rounded to the nearest dollar.
The value of a penalty unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a penalty unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.
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