APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSES AND PERMITS
UNDER THE LIQUOR ACT (1992)
At Darveniza Barron Wood & Associates we specialise in the acquisition of the simplest to the most difficult and contentious licenses and permits. Our aim is to provide the fastest and most cost efficient method of obtaining what you, our client, wants!
In applying for a licence or permit, a brief guide exists below.
Applications must be on the approved form and in the approved manner, i.e. with the statutory government fee attached, relevant details of licensee nominated etc. Government fees range between A$30 and A$1300.
You must allow between 9 weeks and 14 weeks on average before most licenses are issued.
You must allow between 6 weeks and 10 weeks for most permits to be issued, exceptions in some cases such as general-purpose permits which can take between 3 weeks and 6 weeks.
A detailed Public Interest Submission is required for all applications for licences and contains substantial demographic and tourism information including cultural, recreational, employment and tourism benefits brought upon by the application and an investigation into other existing licensed premises. Not to be attempted by the unqualified.
You must allow for advertising cost in most cases, which will vary according to your licence and cost between A$200 - A$1500.
A mandatory two day training course in responsible management of licensed venues is required to be taken by all licensees or nominees of the application.
Intensive criminal history checks will be carried out by the Liquor Licensing Division on all applicants of the application.
All applications are required to have town planning approval from council before their application will be accepted by the Liquor Licensing Division.
You must consider that objections to the grant of the licence against you are possible and will result in an objectors conference, which sometimes resolves the issues but sometimes it does not and the decision is then left to the Liquor Licensing Division. Please note local Police Executives (that being the local Assistant Commissioner) and local government (that being the shire or council) can also be, and often are, objectors.
