Emergency Accommodation Register

Following a disaster such as fire or flood, people within the impacted community may be temporarily displaced from their accommodation.

To support those who are unable to access alternative accommodation immediately following a natural disaster, short-term emergency accommodation for between one and three nights is made available.

A registration process is undertaken twice each year to maintain a register of accommodation providers that are willing to make their accommodation available and directly assist local communities.

In an emergency event, accommodation providers on the register may be contacted by a representative from the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPAC) to broker accommodation for displaced people. Any accommodation provided will be paid at normal booking rates.

To register

Register your accommodation by completing this form.

Once you click on this link, you will be directed to the submission page where you can click ‘Start a submission’ to complete your registration.

You will need a SmartyGrants account to complete a registration. SmartyGrants is a platform that the State Government uses to manage applications including registrations for the Emergency Accommodation Register which is not a grant program.

If you don’t have a SmartyGrants account, you can click register here on the following Department of State Growth webpage for a fast SmartyGrants account registration.

Registration closes at 2.00 pm on Tuesday, 13 May 2025.

Additional information for accommodation providers

Registrations are open to Tasmanian accommodation providers with their own ABN.

Once on the register, accommodation providers will be contacted every six months to confirm that they wish to remain on the register and be offered the opportunity to update their registration details.

The four-week registration process runs each year in September/October to align with the start of the bushfire season, and again in March/April to align with the start of the flood season.

You can contact Business Tasmania through ask@business.tas.gov.au for more information or for queries about your existing registration.