Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1 -- Preliminary
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Terms used
4. Short-term rental arrangements
5. Hosted accommodation
6. Premises to which Act does not apply
7. Act binds Crown
8. Application of Act outside Western Australia
PART 2 -- Requirements for short-term rental industry participants
9. Short-term rental accommodation must be registered
10. Prohibited advertisements by accommodation providers and agents
11. Prohibited advertisements in advertising publications
12. Prohibited advertisements on booking platforms
13. Removal of prohibited advertisements from advertising publications
14. Removal of prohibited advertisements from booking platforms
15. Nomination of agents for purposes of take-down notices
16. False representations relating to registration
PART 3 -- Registration of short-term rental accommodation
Division 1 -- Applications for registration
17. Persons who may apply for registration of residential premises
18. Applications
19. Granting of registration applications
20. Commissioner may accept certain applications for registration
21. Registration numbers
22. Duration of registration
23. Renewal of registration
Division 2 -- Suspension or cancellation of registration
24. Suspension or cancellation generally
25. Notice to show cause
26. Notice of cancellation or suspension of registration
27. Effect of suspension or cancellation
28. Accommodation provider to notify Commissioner of certain events
Division 3 -- Miscellaneous
29. Certificate evidence of certain matters may be relied on by Commissioner
30. Review of certain decisions
PART 4 -- Register
31. Register of premises
32. Disclosure of Register information
PART 5 -- Functions of Commissioner
33. General functions of Commissioner
34. Exchange of information
35. Disclosure of information by Commissioner relating to certain actions
36. Commissioner may require information to be provided
37. Additional restrictions on disclosure of information
38. Application of certain enforcement provisions and defences under Fair Trading Act 2010
PART 6 -- Miscellaneous
39. Disclosure of information to relevant agencies and others
40. False or misleading information
41. Infringement notices and Criminal Procedure Act 2004
42. Liability of officers for offence by body corporate
43. No liability for disclosing information in good faith
44. Protection from liability for wrongdoing
45. Certificate evidence of certain matters
46. Making applications and giving notice, information and other documents
48. Recovery of unpaid fees
49. Code of conduct
50. Regulations
51. Review of Act
PART 7 -- Transitional provision
52. Transitional period for compliance with advertising and registration obligations
PART 8 -- Fair Trading Act 2010 amended
53. Act amended
54. Section 88E amended
55. Schedule 2 amended
Uncommenced provisions table
Defined terms
An Act —
• to
establish a scheme for the registration of short-term rental accommodation;
and
• to provide for matters relating to information about
short-term rental accommodation; and
• to make consequential
amendments to the Fair Trading Act 2010; and
• to
affect the operation of certain local laws; and
• for related
purposes.