You usually need to pay an application fee when you:
- apply for a new liquor licence or BYO permit
- want to make changes to an existing licence or permit.
The fee is non-refundable, even if we do not approve your application.
Fees are for the 2025–26 financial year. Fee units are updated each year by the Department of Treasury and Finance.
Apply for a licence or permit
| Licence or permit type | Details (if relevant) | Application fee |
|---|---|---|
| BYO permit | $336.20 | |
| Full club | Venue capacity is up to 200 customers | $504.30 |
| Venue capacity is 201 to 400 customers | $682.70 | |
| Venue capacity is 401 or more customers | $840.50 | |
| General | Venue capacity is up to 200 customers | $672.40 |
| Venue capacity is 201 to 400 customers | $739.60 | |
| Venue capacity is 401 or more customers | $1,260.80 | |
Late night (general) or Late night (on-premises) | Venue capacity is up to 200 customers | $1,260.80 |
| Venue capacity is 201 to 400 customers | $1,386.80 | |
| Venue capacity is 401 or more customers | $2,269.40 | |
| Late night (packaged liquor) | Floor space is up to 750 square metres | $5,547.30 |
| Floor space is more than 750 square metres | $11,094.60 | |
| Major event | Single applicant making one or more applications (for example, event coordinator) | $3,362.00 |
| Multiple applicants making applications. Fee is per applicant (for example, individual stall holders at the event). | $504.30 | |
| On-premises | Venue capacity is up to 200 customers | $672.40 |
| Venue capacity is 201 to 400 customers | $770.10 | |
| Venue capacity is 401 or more customers | $840.20 | |
| Packaged liquor | Floor space is up to 750 square metres | $1,681.00 |
| Floor space is more than 750 square metres | $2,773.70 | |
| Pre-retail | $336.20 | |
| Producer’s | Floor space is up to 150 square metres | $334.00 |
| Floor space is more than 150 square metres | $504.30 | |
| Remote seller’s packaged liquor | Floor space is up to 750 square metres | $672.40 |
| Floor space is more than 750 square metres | $1,260.80 | |
| Renewable limited | $739.60 | |
| Restaurant and cafe | Venue capacity is up to 200 customers | $504.30 |
| Venue capacity is 201 to 400 customers | $739.60 | |
| Venue capacity is 401 or more customers | $1,008.60 | |
| Restricted club | $252.20 | |
| Temporary limited | Applicant holds a permanent licence or BYO permit | $252.20 |
| Applicant does not hold a permanent licence or BYO permit and is not an entity registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for profits Commission | $100.90 | |
| Applicant does not hold a permanent licence or BYO permit and is an entity registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for profits Commission | No fee |
Change conditions or details
You can apply to make changes to an existing licence or permit.
| Application type | Application fee |
|---|---|
| Change an existing licence or BYO permit (licence or permit conditions, category, licensed area, trading hours) | $252.20 |
| Transfer existing licence or BYO permit | $252.20 |
| Merge club licences | $252.20 |
| Approve a director (fee is for each licence) | $252.20 |
| Approve a nominee (fee is for each licence) | $252.20 |
| Remove a demerit point following transfer (if person transferring has a relevant relationship with the person they are transferring to within the meaning of section 86AA of the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998) | No fee |
| Endorse an owner, mortgage, executor, trustee or administrator | $252.20 |
| Add promotional event authorisation to a producer’s licence | $168.10 |
| Change the street address of the licensed venue (if you are relocating) | $252.20 |
| Request approval to let or sublet licensed premises (section 105 of the Act) | $252.20 |
| Request approval for other person to carry on, or be engaged in carrying on, the business of supplying alcohol on licensed premises (section 106 of the Act) | $252.20 |
Allow minors at your event or venue
| Application type | Application fee |
|---|---|
| Temporarily allow minors at a licensed venue or club for an underage event | $252.20 |
How fees are set
Application fees are set in the Liquor Control Reform Regulations 2023.
The fees are based on the risk of alcohol-related harm.
Larger venues that stay open late and have higher risks usually have higher fees. Smaller, lower-risk venues will have lower fees.
This model helps reduce costs for small businesses.
Risks are based on your:
- licence type
- venue's trading hours
- venue maximum capacity (how many people your venue can hold)
- floor space (relevant for some licence types).
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