❓ WA Parliament Question on Notice regarding the removal of 11 hotels/hostels from the Department of Communities' emergency accommodation list following a fire. The response details the list, new standards, and reasons for removal.
AnsweredQoN 6230Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the decision by the Department of Communities to remove eleven hotels and hostels from its emergency accommodation list, following a fire at the Exclusive Backpackers, and ask can you provide: (a) a list of all eleven hostels/hotels; (b) details of the new standards which are in place to determine the suitability of emergency accommodation; and (c) details of how each of the eleven hostels/hotels do not meet the new standards?
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Answered
11 August 2020
Responded by
Minister for Community Services
Response time
6 days
(a) The Department of Communities (Communities) removed the following facilities
from the list of emergency accommodation providers:
1. Beatty Lodge
2. Billabong Resort
3. Emperors Crown -Queensbay Ltd
4. Exclusive Backpackers
5. Great Eastern Motor Lodge
6. Indian Ocean Hotel
7. Kangaroo Inn
8. Palms Bed and Breakfast
9. Perth City Backpackers Hostel
10. Perth City Apartment Hotel
11. Perth City Motel
(b) Communities is implementing a staged, ongoing annual compliance review process which involves Communities staff working in partnership with regulatory agencies and local governments to assess if an accommodation facility continues to meet Communities’ expectations of safety, health and comfort.
It is proposed to use the inspection reports obtained from the regulatory agencies and/or local governments on an annual basis to assess if a property meets Communities’ expectations and provides appropriate comfort with respect to health and safety requirements.
It is proposed to only use accommodation that provides the following as a minimum standard:
Reports from the regulatory agencies and/or local governments will be reviewed by Communities to provide specific information and comfort with respect to each of the above minimum requirements.
If reports are not available that report on each of the above requirements, or the property does not meet minimum standards based on the reports, the particular property will not be used for crisis accommodation by Communities.
(c) The decision by Communities to remove these properties from the emergency accommodation list does not imply the property was non-compliant with the new standards.
In the case of several facilities, despite being on the emergency accommodation list, they were not actively being used and have now been formally removed for the following reasons:
from the list of emergency accommodation providers:
1. Beatty Lodge
2. Billabong Resort
3. Emperors Crown -Queensbay Ltd
4. Exclusive Backpackers
5. Great Eastern Motor Lodge
6. Indian Ocean Hotel
7. Kangaroo Inn
8. Palms Bed and Breakfast
9. Perth City Backpackers Hostel
10. Perth City Apartment Hotel
11. Perth City Motel
(b) Communities is implementing a staged, ongoing annual compliance review process which involves Communities staff working in partnership with regulatory agencies and local governments to assess if an accommodation facility continues to meet Communities’ expectations of safety, health and comfort.
It is proposed to use the inspection reports obtained from the regulatory agencies and/or local governments on an annual basis to assess if a property meets Communities’ expectations and provides appropriate comfort with respect to health and safety requirements.
It is proposed to only use accommodation that provides the following as a minimum standard:
Reports from the regulatory agencies and/or local governments will be reviewed by Communities to provide specific information and comfort with respect to each of the above minimum requirements.
If reports are not available that report on each of the above requirements, or the property does not meet minimum standards based on the reports, the particular property will not be used for crisis accommodation by Communities.
(c) The decision by Communities to remove these properties from the emergency accommodation list does not imply the property was non-compliant with the new standards.
In the case of several facilities, despite being on the emergency accommodation list, they were not actively being used and have now been formally removed for the following reasons:
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