This section is only for registering a prescribed accommodation business for the first time. To renew your registration, please click here.
Under the Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008, the following types of prescribed accommodation businesses need to register with Council:
- Residential accommodation (including bed and breakfast premises)
- Hotels and motels
- Hostels
- Student dormitories
- Holiday camps
- Rooming houses - you must also apply for a licence via Consumer Affairs Victoria.
- Labour hire accommodation (as per regulation changes in 2023)
Registration fees
| Accommodation sizes | Annual fees |
| 4 to 10 guests | $425 |
| 11 to 20 guests | $584 |
| 21 to 30 guests | $827 |
| 31 to 40 guests | $1103 |
| more than 40 guests | $1458 |
Register your business
Use the following online form to register your prescribed accommodation business. We will then contact you to arrange the next steps, including payment of fees and a property inspection.
Once approved, your registration will be issued within five working days.
Before registering your business, we strongly recommend you first use our Permit Assessment Form to see if you require any other permits or registrations.
Register an accommodation business
Contact our Business Permit Support Service to follow up on the progress of a pending registration.