16Requirement to inspect certain registered boarding houses within 12 months of registration

#### 16 Requirement to inspect certain registered boarding houses within 12 months of registration 16 Requirement to inspect certain registered boarding houses within 12 months of registration > > (1) For the purposes of this Division, a registered boarding house is a registrable boarding house that is registered. > > > (2) A council is to arrange for an initial compliance investigation to be conducted under this Division for each registered boarding house located in its area— > > > > > (a) if the house has not previously been registered—within the period of 12 months after the house is first registered, or > > > > > (b) if the house has been re-registered following a period of not having been registered—within the period of 12 months after the house is re-registered, or > > > > > (c) if a proprietor of the house has changed since it was registered or re-registered—within the period of 12 months after the new proprietor’s name is recorded in the Register. > > > (3) An initial compliance investigation is an investigation into whether a registered boarding house complies with requirements imposed by or under the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030) and the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203) with respect to the use of the boarding house, including (but not limited to)— > > > > > (a) requirements in relation to building and fire safety, and > > > > > (b) relevant standards or requirements for places of shared accommodation for the purposes of Order No 5 (d) in the Table to section 124 of the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030). > > > (4) A council is not required to arrange for an initial compliance investigation of a registered boarding house if the premises of the boarding house were inspected under the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030) or this Division at any time in the period of 12 months immediately before the date on which the boarding house was registered or re-registered or a new proprietor’s name was recorded in the Register (as the case requires).