{"id":"sr:rooming-house-operators-regulations-2017","name":"Rooming House Operators Regulations 2017","slug":"rooming-house-operators-regulations-2017","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":181311,"registerId":"vic-sr:rooming-house-operators-regulations-2017-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Rooming House Operators Regulations 2017","content":"Version No. 002\n\n**Rooming House Operators Regulations 2017**\n\n**S.R. No. 6/2017**\n\nVersion incorporating amendments as at  \n1 July 2017\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\n1 Objective 1\n\n2 Authorising provision 1\n\n3 Commencement 1\n\n4 Definition 1\n\n5 Licence application fee 2\n\n6 Renewal of licence application fee 2\n\n7 Licence fee 3\n\n8 Fee for search of Register and copy of extract from, or copy of, the Register 3\n\n9 Fee for certified extract from, or copy of, the Register 3\n\n10 Infringement offences and infringement penalties 3\n\nSchedule 1—Infringement offences and infringement penalties 4\n\n════════════\n\nEndnotes 6\n\n1 General information 6\n\n2 Table of Amendments 8\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation 9\n\n4 Explanatory details 10\n\n**Version No.** **002**\n\n**Rooming House Operators Regulations 2017**\n\n**S.R. No. 6/2017**\n\nVersion incorporating amendments as at  \n1 July 2017\n\n\t1 Objective\n\nThe objective of these Regulations is to prescribe for the purposes of the **Rooming House Operators Act 2016**—\n\n(a) licence application fees and renewal of licence application fees; and\n\n(b) licence fees; and\n\n(c) the fee to search the Register and take a copy of an extract from, or a copy of, the Register; and\n\n(d) fees to obtain a certified extract from, or certified copy of, the Register; and\n\n(e) offences that are infringement offences and their corresponding infringement penalties.\n\n\t2 Authorising provision\n\nThese Regulations are made under section 80 of the **Rooming House Operators Act 2016**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on 26 April 2017.\n\n\t4 Definition\n\nIn these Regulations—\n\n***the Act*** means the **Rooming House Operators Act 2016**.\n\n\t5 Licence application fee\n\nFor the purposes of section 11(5)(a) of the Act, the prescribed licence application fee is—\n\n(a) in the case of an applicant who is a natural person—\n\n(i) 15·91 fee units; and\n\n(ii) for each current or proposed manager, an additional 14·04 fee units; and\n\n(b) in the case of an applicant that is a body corporate—\n\n(i) 16·58 fee units; and\n\n(ii) for each current or proposed manager, an additional 14·04 fee units; and\n\n(iii) for each officer of the body corporate, an additional 14·04 fee units.\n\n\t6 Renewal of licence application fee\n\nFor the purposes of section 11(5)(a) of the Act, the prescribed renewal of licence application fee is—\n\n(a) in the case of an applicant who is a natural person—\n\n(i) 7·97 fee units; and\n\n(ii) for each current or proposed manager, an additional 7·97 fee units; and\n\n(b) in the case of an applicant that is a body corporate—\n\n(i) 7·97 fee units; and\n\n(ii) for each current or proposed manager, an additional 7·97 fee units; and\n\n(iii) for each officer of the body corporate, an additional 7·97 fee units.\n\n\t7 Licence fee\n\nFor the purposes of section 11(5)(b) of the Act, the prescribed fee for a licence to operate a rooming house is—\n\n(a) for a licence for 3 years, 35·95 fee units; and\n\n(b) for a licence for 4 years, 47·93 fee units; and\n\n(c) for a licence for 5 years, 59·92 fee units.\n\n\t8 Fee for search of Register and copy of extract from, or copy of, the Register\n\nFor 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.\n\n\t9 Fee for certified extract from, or copy of, the Register\n\nFor the purposes of section 43(5) of the Act—\n\n(a) the prescribed fee to obtain a certified extract from the Register is 4·48 fee units; and\n\n(b) the prescribed fee to obtain a certified copy of the Register is 4·48 fee units.\n\n\t10 Infringement offences and infringement penalties\n\n(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.\n\n(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.\n\nSch. 1 substituted by S.R. No. 37/2017 reg. 4.\n\nSchedule 1—Infringement offences and infringement penalties\n\nRegulation 10\n\n| *Column 1*<br>*Item* | *Column 2*<br>*Infringement offence* | *Column 3*<br>*Infringement penalty* |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | An offence against section 8 of the Act | 6 penalty units for a natural person<br>12 penalty units for a body corporate |\n| 2 | An offence against section 21(1)(a), (b) or (c) of the Act | 6 penalty units for a natural person<br>12 penalty units for a body corporate |\n| 3 | An offence against section 22(1)(a) or (b) of the Act | 6 penalty units for a natural person<br>12 penalty units for a body corporate |\n| 4 | An offence against section 27(1) of the Act | 12 penalty units |\n| 5 | An offence against section 27(2) of the Act | 6 penalty units for a natural person<br>12 penalty units for a body corporate |\n| 6 | An offence against section 27(3) of the Act | 12 penalty units |\n| 7 | An offence against section 27(4) of the Act | 6 penalty units for a natural person<br>12 penalty units for a body corporate |\n| 8 | An offence against section 28(1)(a) or (b) of the Act | 6 penalty units for a natural person<br>12 penalty units for a body corporate |\n|  |  |  |\n| 9 | An offence against section 28(2)(a) or (b) of the Act | 12 penalty units |\n| 10 | An offence against section 37 of the Act | 6 penalty units for a natural person<br>12 penalty units for a body corporate |\n| 11 | An offence against section 39(1) of the Act | 6 penalty units |\n| 12 | An offence against section 39(2) of the Act | 6 penalty units |\n| 13 | An offence against section 40 of the Act | 6 penalty units for a natural person<br>12 penalty units for a body corporate |\n| 14 | An offence against section 46(1) of the Act | 6 penalty units |\n| 15 | An offence against section 46(2) of the Act | 6 penalty units |\n\n\n  **════════════**\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Rooming House Operators Regulations 2017, S.R. No. 6/2017 were made on 7 March 2017 by the Governor in Council under section 80 of the **Rooming House Operators Act 2016**, No. 26/2016 and came into operation on 26 April 2017: regulation 3.\n\nThe Rooming House Operators Regulations 2017 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 7 March 2027 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThis publication incorporates amendments made to the Rooming House Operators Regulations 2017 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\nRooming House Operators Amendment Regulations 2017, S.R. No. 37/2017\n\n| *Date of Making:* | 30.5.17 |\n| --- | --- |\n| *Date of Commencement:* | 1.7.17: reg. 3 |\n\n\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation\n\nThere are no amendments which were Not in Operation at the date of this publication.\n\n4 Explanatory details\n\n**Fee Units**\n\nThese Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**.\n\nThe 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.\n\nThe value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2017 is $14.22. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.\n\nThe 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.\n\n——\n\n**Penalty Units**\n\nThese Regulations provide for penalties by reference to penalty units within the meaning of section 110 of the **Sentencing Act 1991**. The amount of the penalty is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**, by multiplying the number of penalty units applicable by the value of a penalty unit.\n\nThe value of a penalty unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2017 is $158.57.\n\nThe amount of the calculated penalty may be rounded to the nearest dollar.\n\nThe value of a penalty 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 penalty unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, the regulations appear to remain consistent with their original intent — providing the operational framework for licensing and regulating rooming house operators in Victoria. No significant scope changes from the original 2017 version are apparent, though the incomplete source text limits a definitive assessment."},"complexity_factors":["Regulations are subordinate legislation — they must be read alongside the parent Rooming House Operators Act 2016, adding a layer of cross-referencing","Licensing and registration schemes can involve multi-step eligibility criteria that interact with other laws (e.g. criminal history checks, business registration rules)","The source text provided is largely metadata/structural only, making full assessment of complexity impossible — the actual regulatory content may be more or less complex than estimated","Relatively narrow and specific subject matter (one industry sector) keeps overall complexity low","Plain administrative/fee-setting regulations of this type are generally straightforward for practitioners"],"plain_english_summary":"The Rooming House Operators Regulations 2017 implement the Rooming House Operators Act 2016 by prescribing the practical rules operators, residents and Consumer Affairs Victoria must follow. They set out how licensing, fees, fit‑and‑proper checks, record‑keeping, reporting and possible exemptions operate in practice.\n\nThis matters because rooming houses house many vulnerable Victorians; the regulations aim to ensure minimum standards and protect residents from unsafe or exploitative conditions."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose: prescribing fees for licensing and registration functions, and specifying infringement offences. The 2017 amendment (Version 002) substituted Schedule 1 to update the infringement offences list, but this was within the original regulatory scope of supporting the Rooming House Operators Act 2016."},"complexity_factors":["Only 1 defined term ('the Act') in the interpretation section","Straightforward fee calculations using fee units, with clear mathematical formulas","Simple tabular structure for infringement offences with only 3 columns","No nested exceptions or conditional logic beyond basic 'if individual then X, if body corporate then Y' structures","Minimal cross-referencing—primarily references back to specific sections of the parent Act","Short length (10 substantive regulations plus schedule)","Fee unit and penalty unit calculations delegated to external Acts (Monetary Units Act 2004, Sentencing Act 1991) rather than complex internal calculations"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out the fees and fines for running a rooming house in Victoria. A rooming house is a building where four or more people rent rooms and share facilities like kitchens or bathrooms.\n\n**What this does:**\n- **Sets licence fees**: Anyone wanting to operate a rooming house must pay fees to apply for and renew their licence. The amount depends on whether you're an individual or a company, how many managers you have, and how long you want the licence for (3, 4, or 5 years).\n- **Sets search fees**: It costs money to search the public register of licensed rooming house operators or get certified copies of register entries.\n- **Sets fines for minor offences**: Lists specific breaches of the main Rooming House Operators Act that can be dealt with via infringement notices (on-the-spot fines) rather than going to court.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People and companies applying for or renewing rooming house operator licences\n- People wanting to check if a rooming house operator is properly licensed\n- Rooming house operators who break certain rules\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese regulations put dollar figures on the licensing system designed to ensure rooming house operators are fit and proper people. The fee structure recognises that larger operations (with more managers or corporate officers) require more administrative work to assess. The infringement offences allow regulators to penalise minor compliance breaches quickly without lengthy court proceedings."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These Regulations implement the regulation-making power in section 80 of the Act by prescribing monetary amounts and which statutory offences are infringement offences. They do not expand the substantive scope of regulated conduct beyond offences and licensing obligations established in the Rooming House Operators Act 2016; they set fees, penalties and administrative details (see reg 1 and reg 2)."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple fee categories (application, renewal, licence by duration, register search, certified copies)","Different fee scales for natural persons, corporate applicants, managers and corporate officers (see regs 5–6 and Schedule 1)","Penalties expressed as penalty units that must be converted using the Sentencing Act / Monetary Units Act (annual variation and rounding rules noted in endnotes)","Schedule mapping Act offences to differing infringement penalties (natural person vs body corporate distinctions)","Cross-references to the parent Act (Rooming House Operators Act 2016) for offence definitions and to external statutes for fee/penalty unit valuation (Monetary Units Act 2004; Sentencing Act 1991)","Amendment history (Schedule substituted by S.R. No. 37/2017) requiring attention to current version"],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations set the specific fees and infringement penalties required under the Rooming House Operators Act 2016. They fix application and renewal fees (with extra charges for managers and corporate officers), licence fees for 3–5 year licences, fees for searching or obtaining (certified) extracts of the Register, and specify which Act offences may be dealt with by infringement notices.\n\nThey affect rooming-house applicants and licence-holders (natural persons and corporations) by determining the monetary cost of licensing, record searches and fixed-penalty enforcement, with amounts expressed in fee and penalty units."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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