Liquor Licences

Our liquor licensing services provide the correct advice, license or permit for your premises or business. We can assist you with:

• New liquor licences / permits
  
• Extension of trading hours 
  
• Community Impact Statements (standard and full)
  
• Detached Bottle shops (new, relocation or transfer)
  
• Changes to Licensed Areas
  
• Transfer of Liquor Licences

Call us to discuss your needs and how we can assist you to reach your business objectives.

Liquor Licence Types

• Commercial Hotel Licence (eg. hotel, tavern etc)
  
• Commercial Special Facility Licence (eg. casino, airport etc)
  
• Commercial Other Licence
  
• Subsidiary On-Premises Licence (eg. resort, motel, restaurant, privately run sports club, nightclub etc)
  
• Subsidiary Off-Premises Licence (eg. caterers, gift basket operators, florists etc)
  
• Producer/Wholesaler Licence (eg. brewery, liquor wholesaler etc)
  
• Industrial Canteen Licence (eg. mining sites, remote industrial locations
  
• Bar Licence (eg. bar with a maximum of 60 patrons)
  
• Community Club Licence (eg. non-proprietary clubs including sports clubs, RSL clubs, golf clubs, bowls clubs etc.)
  
• Community Other Licence (eg. Non-proprietary clubs including sports clubs, RSL clubs, golf clubs, bowls clubs etc with a maximum of 25 hours trading per week, within ordinary (10:00am to 12midnight) trading hours)

Did you know?

Most liquor license applications need to be publicly notified depending on the type of licence sought. Most new applications require a 28 day advertising period.

Mandatory training in responsible management of licensed venues is required for all licensees or nominees of the application. The Office of Liquor, Gaming Regulation undertakes a criminal history check on all applicants (licensees or nominees). All applications for liquor licenses must provide evidence of town planning approval.

Applications for new licences usually take about four months to process, longer if there are public objections. There is no guarantee that the liquor licence will be granted. Application fees vary depending on the type of liquor license sought (eg. $5000 for a hotel or tavern, $1000 for a motel or restaurant etc).