CIVIL LAW (WRONGS) ACT 2002 - SECT 145 Meaning of traveller accommodation

CIVIL LAW (WRONGS) ACT 2002 - SECT 145

    (1)     Traveller accommodation is accommodation provided for use by members of the travelling public as part of a commercial transaction.

    (2)     Without limiting subsection (1), traveller accommodation includes the following types of accommodation:

        (a)     backpacker;

        (b)     bed and breakfast;

        (c)     hotel;

        (d)     motel;

        (e)     resort;

        (f)     serviced apartment.

    (3)     Accommodation is traveller accommodation even if the accommodation is provided without charge as long as the accommodation is provided as part of a commercial transaction.

Examples of accommodation supplied as part of commercial transaction

1     resort holidays supplied to purchasers of electrical goods from retail outlets

2     accommodation supplied to members of the travel industry or the public generally for promoting the accommodation

    (4)     Despite subsections (1) to (3)—

        (a)     accommodation is traveller accommodation only if it includes an accommodation unit; and

        (b)     accommodation in or on something, that is a means of transport, is not traveller accommodation if the particular thing is being used, or is ordinarily used, for transport.