Only an authorised person can apply for the licence. This depends on who is applying.
If you are applying as:
an individual, you must apply for the licence yourself (on the form this is called a 'natural person')
a company, a current director or someone the board has officially authorised to sign documents must apply
an incorporated association, an executive committee member must apply
a partnership, a partner must apply (partnerships can only be made up of individuals).
Have these details and documents ready:
business name
trading hours
red line plan, if you have a fixed location
proof of required training – either a certificate of completion or booking confirmation
credit card details – to pay the non-refundable application fee (Visa or Mastercard).
The form will ask you to declare that you have the right to occupy the venue. You must have a property title, lease or other legal document that gives you the right.
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Complete the application form on the Service Victoria website.
Service Victoria will email to acknowledge your application, including a receipt for your application fee.
Liquor Control Victoria will then review your application and email if we need more information. This may take a few weeks.
We may send your application to Victoria Police and the relevant local council. This gives both a chance to object to your licence if they have concerns.
Victoria Police may contact you about your application.
We will email you if:
your application has missing or incorrect details
we need additional information to help us assess your application.
Make sure you respond to any request by the date we give in the email.
If you do not, we may refuse your application – you will lose your application fee.
We’ll email you instructions on when and how to display your public notice for 28 days.
The notice lets the community know about your application and gives them a chance to have their say.
When displaying the notice at your venue, you must:
They must explain how the licence could negatively affect the area’s amenity – for example, noise or disruption to their quiet enjoyment of living there.
Victoria Police and the local council may also object to the licence.
If we receive any valid objections, we’ll contact you to respond.
For example, if someone raises a concern about noise, you could explain how you plan to manage it.
We’ll take this into account when we assess your application.
When you get your decision
It can take about 9 to 11 weeks to get your decision.
It may take longer if someone objected to your licence or we needed to ask for more information.
We email to advise that we are granting your licence.
The email tells you how to sign up to our Liquor Portal.
It's important that you register. It's where you can:
