Victorian Consolidated Regulations

RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES (ROOMING HOUSE STANDARDS) REGULATIONS 2023

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objective  
   2.      Authorising provisions  
   3.      Commencement  
   4.      Revocation  
   5.      Definitions  

   PART 2--STANDARDS

           Division 1--Rooms in a rooming house

   6.      Prescribed standards for rooms in a rooming house  
   7.      Standard for door to resident's room  
   8.      Standard for power outlets in resident's room  
   9.      Standard for windows in resident's room—window coverings  

           Division 2--Facilities and services

   10.     Prescribed standards for facilities and services provided to residents in a rooming house  
   11.     Standards for toilet or bathroom facilities  
   12.     Standards for kitchen or food preparation facilities  
   13.     Standard for dining facilities  
   14.     Standard for laundry facilities  

           Division 3--Rooming houses

   15.     Prescribed standards for rooming houses generally  
   16.     Standard for emergency plans and procedures  
   17.     Standard for electrical outlets and circuits  
   18.     Standards for ventilation  
   19.     Standards for lighting  
   20.     Standard for gas safety checks  
   21.     Standard for electrical safety checks  
   22.     Standard for windows in a rooming house—window coverings  
   23.     Standards for corded internal window coverings  
   24.     Standards for external windows  
   25.     Standard for entrances  
   26.     Standard for structural soundness  
   27.     Standard for mould and dampness  

   PART 3--GENERAL

           Division 1--Records

   28.     Requirement to keep record of gas safety check  
   29.     Requirement to keep record of electrical safety check  
   30.     Production of records  

           Division 2--Exemptions

   31.     Director may grant exemption  
   32.     Application for exemption  
   33.     Grounds upon which an exemption may be granted  
   34.     Notice of decision  
   35.     Notice of exemptions to be published  
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