Fees and forms - rooming house operators

The table below sets out fees for the 2024-25 financial year.

Activity	Form	Fee (all amounts are GST exempt)
Create a myCAV account to apply for a licence or change licence details	Create or sign-in to your myCAV account	Free
Apply for an individual licence	Licence application - individual (myCAV)	$259.80
Apply for an organisation/body corporate licence	Licence application - organisation/body corporate (myCAV)	$270.80
Notify of any changes to individual licence details	Change/update licence details - individual (myCAV)	Free
Notify of any changes to organisation licence details	Change/update licence details - organisation (myCAV)	Free
View and print your licence certificate	Create or sign-in to your myCAV account	N/A
Apply for a licence per relevant person (manager or officer)	Create or sign-in to your myCAV account	$229.30
Licence (3-year initial term)	N/A	$587.10
Consent to nationally coordinated criminal history and other record checks	Consent to Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (Word, 622KB)	N/A
Apply to renew your individual or organisation licence	Create or sign-in to your myCAV account	$130.20
Apply to renew licence per relevant person (manager or officer)	Create or sign-in to your myCAV account	$130.20
Licence upon renewal (3-year term)	N/A	$587.10
Licence upon renewal (4-year term)	N/A	$782.70
Licence upon renewal (5-year term)	N/A	$978.50
Withdraw a licence application	Send the Business Licensing Authority (BLA) a request to withdraw your application using the BLA enquiry form	N/A
Search and copy of an extract from, or copy of, the register	Send the BLA a request using the BLA enquiry form	$61.70
Obtain a certified extract from, or copy of, the register	Send the BLA a request using the BLA enquiry form	$73.20

Fee conditions

The initial term for the licence is up to 3 years.
At the end of that initial term, the licensee will be invited to renew their licence for a term of either 3, 4 or 5 years.
The application and licence fee must be paid at the time of application.
The total application fee includes:
- the application fee, and
- the licence fee, and
- a fee for each relevant person if applicable (rooming house manager/s and relevant person/s for an organisation licence – go to Definitions).
If the application is withdrawn or refused, the licence fee will be refunded and the application fee may be partially or wholly refunded.
Online payment is by Visa or Mastercard credit/debit card only.