Renew now
You can pay your renewal fee:
- online with Visa or Mastercard on the Service Victoria website
- using BPAY details on your renewal notice.
Your new liquor licence or permit will be available in the Liquor Portal (eLicence menu) within 5 working days of payment.
You must pay by 31 December each year to continue trading.
Calculating your fee
Each year, we calculate your annual renewal fee in line with the Liquor Control Reform Regulations 2023.
Your fee depends on your licence category and risk factors linked to alcohol-related harm. Venues with higher risks pay higher fees.
To find out your annual renewal fees you can:
- estimate your fee with our liquor licence renewal fee calculator
- wait until November when we email your renewal notice and make it available in the Liquor Portal.
Renewal timeline
November
- Renewal notice emailed to you and made available in the Liquor Portal.
31 December
- Renewal fee due.
- Last day to apply for licence changes (for example, maximum customer number, trading hours, floor space, prescribed venue type).
31 March
- Last day to pay overdue renewal fee.
- Last day to apply for a fee reduction or fee waiver.
1 April
- Unpaid licences and permits are suspended (known as 'ceased in force').
- You must stop supplying alcohol – it is illegal from this date if you have not paid your renewal fee.
30 June
- Final day to pay before your licence or permit expires – it will be lost if you do not pay by this date.
1 July
- Unpaid licences and permits expire – only a landlord, mortgagee or affected parties can apply to renew it.
30 September
- Last day for landlords, mortgagees or other affected parties to apply to renew the licence or permit.
1 October
- Licence or permit cannot be renewed. If you need one, you must apply for a new licence or permit.
Renewal notice by email
Get your renewal notice by email:
- Create a Liquor Portal account:
- Link your licence or permit using your licence number and 4-digit PIN (found on your renewal notice or grant letter)
- Add your email address.
You must create a new account if you can no longer access your login email or want to change it. We cannot change this for you.
Lost renewal notice
If you have lost your renewal notice, you can download it from the Liquor Portal (eLicence section).
Incorrect charges
If you are not sure why you have been charged the listed amount, read how we calculate renewal fees.
If you still think we have made a mistake, contact us before 31 December. We will review the fee and correct any mistakes.
If you're not trading
You must still pay your renewal fee to keep your licence or permit.
You cannot pause it, even if your venue is closed temporarily.
If you have closed permanently, you should surrender your licence so:
- you are no longer legally responsible for it
- we stop contacting you about unpaid fees.
Reduce or remove fees
If you are struggling to pay renewal fees, find out how to reduce your fee or apply to have it waived.
Renew an expired licence
If a licence or permit is not renewed by 30 June, only these people can apply to have it renewed:
- landlord
- owner
- mortgagee
- person directly affected by the failure to renew.
This only applies if you are not the licensee. If you are, you cannot renew an expired licence.
Important dates
You can only apply to renew between 1 July and 30 September of the same year the licence or permit expired.
You cannot apply to renew a renewable limited licence after 30 June.
Once these dates have passed, you cannot renew the licence or permit. You need to apply for a new one.
Use this form to apply:
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