Rooming House Operators Regulations 2017

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Rooming House Operators Regulations 2017 S.R. No. 6/2017 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provision 2 3 Commencement 2 4 Definition 2 5 Licence application fee 2 6 Renewal of licence application fee 2 7 Licence fee 3 8 Fee for search of Register and copy of extract from, or copy of, the Register 3 9 Fee for certified extract from, or copy of, the Register 3 10 Infringement offences and infringement penalties 4 Schedule 1—Infringement offences and infringement penalties 5 ════════════ Endnotes 7 -- 1 of 8 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 STATUTORY RULES 2017 S.R. No. 6/2017 Rooming House Operators Act 2016 Rooming House Operators Regulations 2017 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 7 March 2017 Responsible Minister: MARLENE KAIROUZ Minister for Consumer Affairs, Gaming and Liquor Regulation ANDREW ROBINSON Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to prescribe for the purposes of the Rooming House Operators Act 2016— (a) licence application fees and renewal of licence application fees; and (b) licence fees; and (c) the fee to search the Register and take a copy of an extract from, or a copy of, the Register; and (d) fees to obtain a certified extract from, or certified copy of, the Register; and (e) offences that are infringement offences and their corresponding infringement penalties. -- 2 of 8 -- Rooming House Operators Regulations 2017 S.R. No. 6/2017 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 80 of the Rooming House Operators Act 2016. 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 26 April 2017. 4 Definition In these Regulations— the Act means the Rooming House Operators Act 2016. 5 Licence application fee For the purposes of section 11(5)(a) of the Act, the prescribed licence application fee is— (a) in the case of an applicant who is a natural person— (i) 15·91 fee units; and (ii) for each current or proposed manager, an additional 14·04 fee units; and (b) in the case of an applicant that is a body corporate— (i) 16·58 fee units; and (ii) for each current or proposed manager, an additional 14·04 fee units; and (iii) for each officer of the body corporate, an additional 14·04 fee units. 6 Renewal of licence application fee For the purposes of section 11(5)(a) of the Act, the prescribed renewal of licence application fee is— -- 3 of 8 -- Rooming House Operators Regulations 2017 S.R. No. 6/2017 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (a) in the case of an applicant who is a natural person— (i) 7·97 fee units; and (ii) for each current or proposed manager, an additional 7·97 fee units; and (b) in the case of an applicant that is a body corporate— (i) 7·97 fee units; and (ii) for each current or proposed manager, an additional 7·97 fee units; and (iii) for each officer of the body corporate, an additional 7·97 fee units. 7 Licence fee For the purposes of section 11(5)(b) of the Act, the prescribed fee for a licence to operate a rooming house is— (a) for a licence for 3 years, 35·95 fee units; and (b) for a licence for 4 years, 47·93 fee units; and (c) for a licence for 5 years, 59·92 fee units. 8 Fee for search of Register and copy of extract from, or copy of, the Register For the purposes of section 43(4) of the Act, the prescribed fee to search the Register and take a copy of an extract from, or a copy of, the Register is 3·78 fee units. 9 Fee for certified extract from, or copy of, the Register For the purposes of section 43(5) of the Act— (a) the prescribed fee to obtain a certified extract from the Register is 4·48 fee units; and (b) the prescribed fee to obtain a certified copy of the Register is 4·48 fee units. -- 4 of 8 -- Rooming House Operators Regulations 2017 S.R. No. 6/2017 4 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 10 Infringement offences and infringement penalties (1) For the purposes of section 71(2) of the Act, an offence specified in Column 2 of Schedule 1 is prescribed as an infringement offence. (2) For the purposes of section 71(3) of the Act, the prescribed infringement penalty for an infringement offence is the penalty specified in Column 3 of Schedule 1 in respect of that infringement offence. -- 5 of 8 -- Schedule 1—Infringement offences and infringement penalties Rooming House Operators Regulations 2017 S.R. No. 6/2017 5 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Schedule 1—Infringement offences and infringement penalties Regulation 10 Column 1 Item Column 2 Infringement offence Column 3 Infringement penalty 1 An offence against section 22(1) of the Act 6 penalty units for a natural person 12 penalty units for a body corporate 2 An offence against section 27(1) of the Act 12 penalty units 3 An offence against section 27(2) of the Act 6 penalty units for a natural person 12 penalty units for a body corporate 4 An offence against section 27(3) of the Act 12 penalty units 5 An offence against section 27(4) of the Act 6 penalty units for a natural person 12 penalty units for a body corporate 6 An offence against section 28(1) of the Act 6 penalty units for a natural person 12 penalty units for a body corporate 7 An offence against section 28(2) of the Act 12 penalty units 8 An offence against section 37 of the Act 6 penalty units for a natural person 12 penalty units for a body corporate 9 An offence against section 39(1) of the Act 6 penalty units -- 6 of 8 -- Schedule 1—Infringement offences and infringement penalties Rooming House Operators Regulations 2017 S.R. No. 6/2017 6 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Column 1 Item Column 2 Infringement offence Column 3 Infringement penalty 10 An offence against section 39(2) of the Act 6 penalty units 11 An offence against section 40 of the Act 6 penalty units for a natural person 12 penalty units for a body corporate 12 An offence against section 46(1) of the Act 6 penalty units 13 An offence against section 46(2) of the Act 6 penalty units ════════════ -- 7 of 8 -- Endnotes Rooming House Operators Regulations 2017 S.R. No. 6/2017 7 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Endnotes Fee Units These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit. The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2016 is $13.94. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents. The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year. -- 8 of 8 --