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Management plans to reduce alcohol-related harm

Management plans can help reduce the risk of alcohol-related harm at your venue or event.

What is a management plan?

A management plan is a detailed document that you create as the licence or permit holder.

It outlines how you run your business or event to minimise alcohol-related harm and meet your licence obligations.

We may ask you to submit one or more of these plans when you apply for a licence or make changes to one:

Why you need one

For some licence types, we require you to have one or more management plans if you want to apply for a licence or change a licence.

For others it is optional but encouraged.

If you are required to have a plan, you must keep it up-to-date and have it at your venue or location in case liquor inspectors or Victoria Police ask to see it.

What to include

The details you include in your management plan will depend on your venue type, location, trading hours, entertainment provided and many other risk factors.

For this reason, we are flexible about what you need to include.

Your policies and procedures should reflect what you actually do. Make sure your staff are familiar with them and use them as a guide.

Venue management plan

A venue management plan details how you manage your venue, security and customers. It's often required for late-night licences or live music venues.

Alcohol management plan

If you sell packaged liquor in a shop, venue or online, we encourage you to have an alcohol management plan.

Event management plan

An event management plan outlines how you will run your event responsibly.

Gender-based violence prevention and response plan

Violence against women, gender diverse, transgender and non-cisgender people is unacceptable.

A gender-based violence prevention and response plan helps you manage risks by making sure you and your staff have the right measures in place.

We encourage all venues to have a plan, as gender-based violence can happen to anyone, anywhere.

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