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.

Registration for the Emergency Accommodation Register is currently closed and is scheduled to re-open in September/October 2024.

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.