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Civil Law (Wrongs) Act 2002
145Meaning of traveller accommodation
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145 Meaning of traveller accommodation
(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.