Vary or transfer your liquor licence

To apply to change the liquor licence category you hold, download the form 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
• confirmation from your local council if you require a planning permit for the use and development of the land
• 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 liquor licence category you hold, download the form below.

There is an application fee(opens in a new window) to change your licence category.

The procedure requires you to submit:

• completed and signed application form with the fee
• copy of the red-line plan
• confirmation from your local council if you require a planning permit for the use and development of the land
• kerbside trading permit if adding the kerbside to the red-line area.

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
• confirmation from your local council if you require a planning permit for the use and development of the land.

If two or more clubs are sharing facilities and paying separate licences, they may decide to amalgamate licences for greater administrative efficiency and to save costs.

Download the Amalgamated club licence application kit.

There is an application fee(opens in a new window) to amalgamate club licences.

The procedure requires you to submit:

• completed and signed application form with the fee
• confirmation from your local council if you require a planning permit for the use and development of the land
• completed questionnaires for each person named on the application
• a plan of the premises
• evidence of required training completed
• your most recent meeting minutes or AGM minutes.

If you want to change your existing licence to producer’s licence, download the form below.

There is no fee for this application.

The procedure requires you to submit:

• completed and signed application form
• copy of the red-line plan
• confirmation from your local council if you require a planning permit for the use and development of the land.

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
• copy of the red-line plan
• calculation by a registered building surveyor of the patron numbers.

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 an application fee to endorse a name on a licence.

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 portal(opens in a new window). There is an application fee(opens in a new window).

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 1998.

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.

To apply to allow another person to carry on a business of supplying liquor on a licensed premises or to sublet a licensed premises to another business, download the form below.

There is an application fee for this application.

This procedure requires you to submit:

• completed and signed application form
• completed questionnaire(s)
• evidence of required training completed
• copy of the lease, sub-lease or other written management agreement
• terms and conditions consent form.

This procedure is to be used when you want Liquor Control Victoria (LCV) to approve the presence on any part of the licensed premises of persons under the age of 18 years at an underage or youth event, other than in the company of a parent, spouse or legal guardian or responsible adult.

There are strict conditions set out in the 2 available application forms below that you need to be aware of. Please check each form's checklist to find out which application is right for your event.

There is an application fee for a temporary approval for underage patrons.

This procedure requires you to submit the fully completed application form with the fee.

To apply for a permanent authority to permit persons under the age of 18 years to be on the licensed premises other than in the company of a responsible adult, download the form below.

There is no fee for this application.

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

Use this procedure if you are a licensed club and you want to apply for approval to allow the attendance of underage persons on the licensed club premises.

There is no fee for this application

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

To apply for an exemption from the requirement to provide free drinking water at licensed premises, please visit the free water for patrons(opens in a new window) page.

Licensees who hold a general, on-premises, late night or packaged liquor licence may apply for an exemption from one or more of the training requirements relating to RSA. There is no fee for this application. To apply visit the licensee training page.

To relocate your existing liquor licence to a new premises, download and complete the form below.

There is an application fee(opens in a new window) to relocate a liquor licence.

The procedure will require you to submit:

• completed and signed application form with the fee
• copy of the red-line plan
• confirmation from your local council if you require a planning permit for the use and development of the land.

Whilst LCV’s preferred method of contacting you is via email, LCV may still send you mail to your postal address listed on your licence. It is important that you keep this up to date.

To update your postal address you can do this instantly, for free, on the Liquor Portal.

1. Log into your Liquor Portal account with your email and password
2. Click on ‘Associated licences’ on the left menu
3. Check that your liquor licence or permit is in the list. (If your licence doesn’t appear in the list, see our step-by-step guide on how to associate a licence
4. Click on the ‘Actions’ button on next to the licence you want to update
5. Select ‘Postal Address Change’ on the new menu
6. Update the postal address, tick the box at the bottom of the page and press update
7. Download a new copy of your updated licence.

LCV will contact you by email at first instance. You will require an eLicence account so that you can receive all important information, including your renewal notice.

Your registered email address that we use to contact you can be different from your Liquor Portal login.

You can update your contact email address instantly, for free, on the Liquor Portal.

1. Log into your Liquor Portal account with your email and password
2. Click on ‘eLicence on the left menu
3. Check that your liquor licence or permit is in the list. (If your licence doesn’t appear in the list, see our step-by-step guide on how to associate a licence
4. Click on the ‘Actions’ button on the right side of the licence you want to update
5. Select ‘Update email’ from the new menu

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