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Please lodge liquor licence applications at least 8 weeks in advance. The time taken to process an application will vary depending on a range of factors including the complexity of the application and any objections which may be raised.

When applying to vary or transfer your licence, the proposed changes cannot come into effect until an application is approved by Liquor Control Victoria (LCV).

Significant penalties apply for trading while unlicensed or not in accordance with the licence conditions.

Transfer a liquor licence

Transfer an existing liquor licence or permit

There is an application fee to transfer a liquor licence.

The proposed transferee cannot supply alcohol until the transfer has been granted and the proposed transferee has obtained the legal right to occupy the premises.

If the transfer is granted before the right to occupy is obtained, the proposed transferee can supply liquor from the date they obtain the legal right to occupy, but they must provide a notice of right to occupy to Liquor Control Victoria (LCV) within 24 hours of gaining the legal right to occupy. A penalty in excess of $800 may apply for not providing notice within 24 hours.

Vary a liquor licence

  • To make a change or to vary your existing liquor licence or permit, download the kit below.

    The kit contains all forms and related materials required to apply to change the hours of operation, area or size of the premises and general conditions of the licence or permit.

    There is an application fee to vary liquor licence details.

    The procedure requires you to submit:

    • a completed and signed application form with the fee
    • planning permit or permission
    • four copies of red-line plan if changing the size or perimeter of the licensed area
    • kerbside trading permit if adding the kerbside to the red-line area.
  • To apply to change the category of liquor licence you hold, download the form below.

    There is an application fee to change your licence category.

    The procedure requires you to submit:

    • completed and signed application form with the fee
    • four copies of the red-line plan
    • planning permit or permission.
  • If you want to change the category of your liquor licence from a full club licence to a restricted club licence, download the form below.

    There is no fee for this application.

    The procedure requires you to submit:

    • completed and signed application form
    • four copies of the red-line plan
    • planning permit or permission.
  • If you're a licensee of a live music venue and you wish to vary your liquor licence conditions in relation to crowd controllers, CCTV cameras and RSA trained staff download the form below.

    There is no fee for this application.

    The procedure requires you to submit:

    • completed and signed application form
    • planning permit or permission (if applicable)
    • proposed management plan (not applicable in all cases).
  • If you are applying to vary your liquor licence to specify patron numbers for a function room or accommodation area for the purposes of excluding these patrons from the venue capacity multiplier, download the form below.

    There is no fee for this application.

    The procedure requires you to submit:

    • completed and signed application form
    • planning permit or permission
    • four copies of the red-line plan
    • calculation by a registered building surveyor of the patron numbers.

Add or remove another party

  • If you're an executor, trustee, administrator, owner or mortgagee in possession of a licensed premises and wish to apply to have your name endorsed on the licence or permit, download the form below.

    There is no fee for this application.

    The procedure will require you to submit:

    • the completed application form
    • completed questionnaire
    • evidence of licensee training completed
    • evidence of eligibility or proof of ownership.
  • To apply to add a new director or nominee to an existing liquor licence or permit, complete the application online via the applications portalExternal Link . There is an application fee.

    The procedure requires you to submit:

    • the completed and signed application form with the fee
    • completed questionnaire
    • evidence of licensee training completed.
  • To register or update the details of an owner or mortgagee on an existing liquor licence, download the form below.

    There is no fee for this application.

    The procedure requires you to submit the completed and signed application form.

  • An associate of a liquor licence applicant/licensee is a person who holds a financial interest, or can exercise any power in the selling of liquor by any business operated by the applicant/licensee. An associate can also be a relative who is involved in the operations and management of any business selling liquor operated by the applicant. A full description is defined in the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998External Link .

    Licensees/permittees must notify the Commission within 14 days if their associates have changed. For bodies corporate, this also includes associates of directors. This is an ongoing obligation for all current licensees/permittees and failure to do so may result in enforcement action by LCV.

    Licensees must notify LCV through completing the below form.

  • The procedure requires you to submit the fully completed and signed application form below. There is no fee for this application.

Approvals and exemptions

Change or update an address

Reviewed 04 April 2023

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