A Select Committee of the Legislative Council has been established to inquire and report on the short stay accommodation sector in South Australia, with particular reference to:
a) The role of short stay accommodation in contributing to the rental affordability crisis;
b) The social and economic impacts of short stay accommodation on South Australian communities;
c) The potential to regulate the short stay accommodation sector;
d) The effectiveness of regulatory models adopted in other jurisdictions, both nationally and overseas;
e) Potential taxes or levies that could be applied to short stay accommodation and long-term vacant residential property;
f) Incentives that could be provided to home owners to transition properties listed on short stay accommodation platforms onto the long-term rental market;
g) Other strategies that could be adopted to activate residential property that is vacant long term; and
h) Any other related matters.
Any person or organisation wishing to make a submission or appear before the Committee is invited to do so by COB 2 May 2025.
Written submissions should be addressed to the Committee Secretary at scshortstay@parliament.sa.gov.au or
Committee Secretary SC Short Stay Accommodation Sector
C/- Parliament House
GPO Box 572
ADELAIDE SA 5001
For further information, please contact the Committee Secretary on (08) 8237 9417 or at the above email address.