Accommodation Facilities

Properties that are used for short term tourism purposes are generally examined under the less restrictive tourism policy. Accommodation facilities do not include holiday houses, mixed residential/commercial properties or serviced apartments - such acquisitions would need to be considered under the Urban Land Policy Guidelines.

Accommodation facilities include the following categories:

• designated strata titled hotels;
• hotels and motels;
• time-share schemes;
• integrated Tourism resorts

How to Apply

Details of the proposed purchaser:

• individual(s) name or if the proposal involves foreign companies details of ownership as well as the scale and scope of the company's Australian business activities, including the number of employees and balance sheet;
• address;
• nationality;
• for individuals, copy of identification section of passport (showing date of birth and passport number).

Details of the vendor:

• name;
• nationality;

Details of the accommodation facility:

• a full description of the facility including number of rooms, features, facilities etc;
• current use of property, eg. for short or long term accommodation;
• details of property titles eg. number of titles, is the property strata titled; and
• future intention for the property.

For further clarification see the Urban Land Policy Guidelines.