Western Australian Current Regulations

SHORT-TERM RENTAL ACCOMMODATION REGULATIONS 2024 - REG 5

5 .         Premises to which Act does not apply

        (1)         In this regulation —

        commencement day means the day on which the Short‑Term Rental Accommodation Amendment Regulations 2024 regulation 3 comes into operation;

        tourist and visitor accommodation has the meaning given in the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015 Schedule 1 clause 38.

        (2)         The Act does not apply to any of the following —

            (a)         premises that are used exclusively for the provision of accommodation by or on behalf of an agency (as defined in the Public Sector Management Act 1994 section 3(1));

            (b)         premises that are used exclusively for the provision of short‑stay accommodation for Aboriginal people;

            (c)         premises that are tourist and visitor accommodation;

            (d)         premises that are the subject of a development approval for use as a serviced apartment or a tourist development, as those terms were defined in the Planning and Development (Local Planning Schemes) Regulations 2015 Schedule 1 clause 38 immediately before commencement day.

        [Regulation 5 amended: SL 2024/189 r. 5.]