As part of calculating annual renewal fees, we consider your venue type's risk of alcohol-related harm.
If your venue holds 801 customers or more, you're normally charged a higher risk fee.
You can reduce this fee if you meet the requirements for a prescribed venue type.
You must notify us you are a prescribed venue type by 31 December for it to lower your annual renewal fee.
Who is eligible
You meet the requirements if all of these apply:
- your venue capacity is 801 customers or more
- you have an eligible licence type
- your business model meets the requirements of a prescribed venue type.
These licence types are eligible:
- General licence
- Late night (general) licence
- On-premises licence
- Late night (on-premises) licence
- Restaurant and cafe licence
- Full club licence
- Restricted club licence.
Prescribed venue types
How to notify us
You can notify us that you are a prescribed venue type when either you:
- apply for your licence
- have an existing licence and notify us that your situation has changed.
If you have a liquor licence, you notify us on the Liquor Portal:
- Log in to the Liquor Portal
- In the left menu, click eLicence.
- Find the licence you want to update (if it's not listed, you will need to associate your licence first. Go to 'Associate licences' and follow the prompts. You need your PIN, which is on your renewal notice or grant email).
- On the right, click Actions next to the licence.
- Select Notification obligations.
- Under Notification of Prescribed Venue Type, choose your venue type from the drop-down menu (if there’s no drop-down and a venue type is already shown, email contact@liquor.vic.gov.au and explain your situation. We will update it for you).
- Click Update venue type. This completes the process.
You must tell us by 31 December for it to affect your next renewal fee.
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