26 February 2025
Greens MLC Robert Simms has been elected Chair of State Parliament’s Select Committee on the Short Stay Accommodation Sector. The Committee will examine the impact of short stay accommodation on rental affordability in SA and the potential to regulate the sector, with reference to models adopted in other jurisdictions.
The Committee is now receiving submissions, which can be made at the below email address:
Terms of Reference
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 homeowners 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.