ROOMING HOUSE OPERATORS ACT 2016
Table of Provisions
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
- 1 Purpose
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Definitions
PART 3--LICENCES
Division 1--Requirement for licence
Division 2--Application for licence orrenewal of licence
- 9 Who may apply for a licence or renewal of a licence?
- 10 When to apply for renewal of licence
- 11 How to make application
- 12 Withdrawal of application
- 13 False or misleading information
Division 3--Investigation of applicants
- 14 Authority may conduct inquiries and require further information or a consent to disclosure of information
- 15 Request to Director or others for information
Division 4--Determination of applications
Division 5--During the course of the licence
- 21 Ceasing to be fit and proper—notification by licensee
- 22 Changes to officers or managers—notification by licensee
- 23 Authority's powers in relation to notification
- 24 Request to Director or others for information following notification
- 25 Failure to provide information or consents
- 26 Determination following notification
- 27 Offence to allow certain persons to continue to be officers or manager
- 28 Offence to operate rooming house after failure to notify
Division 6--Exceptions to offences against sections 7 and 8
PART 4--DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS, LICENCE CANCELLATIONS AND PROTECTIVE ORDERS
- 31 Hearing to determine whether to take disciplinary action under section 33
- 32 Grounds for taking disciplinary action under section 33
- 33 Disciplinary powers of VCAT—orders
- 34 Protective orders
- 35 Evidence that VCAT may take into account
- 36 Endorsement of licence
- 37 Return of licence
- 38 Residential rental agreements and residency rights—cancellation of licence or failure to renew licence
PART 5--OTHER LICENSING MATTERS
PART 6--ENFORCEMENT
Division 1--Preliminary
- 45 Production of identity card
Division 2--Inspection of documents and records
- 46 Documents to be available for inspection
- 47 Licensee or specified persons to produce documents and answer questions
- 48 Third parties to produce documents and answer questions relating to business of operating a rooming house
- 49 Specified public bodies to produce information
- 50 Certain other specified persons or bodies to produce information
- 51 ADIs to produce documents and information
- 52 Powers on production of documents
- 53 Where must documents be produced?
- 54 Order requiring supply of information and answers to questions
- 55 Service of documents
Division 3--Entry, search and seizure
- 56 Entry or search with consent
- 57 Entry of premises open to the public
- 58 Entry without consent or warrant
- 59 Search warrants
- 60 Form and content of search warrants
- 61 Announcement before entry
- 62 Seizure of things not described in the warrant
- 63 Embargo notice
- 64 Inspector may monitor compliance with embargo notice
- 65 Search warrants in relation to embargo notice
- 66 Retention and return of seized documents or things
- 67 Magistrates' Court may extend 3 month period
- 68 Requirement to assist inspector during entry
Division 4--General enforcement matters
- 69 Offence to give false or misleading information
- 70 Confidentiality
- 71 Infringements
- 72 Protection against self-incrimination
- 73 Complaints
PART 7--GENERAL
PART 8--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
Division 1--Transitional provisions
Division 2--Consequential amendments