Publications

A list of publications put out by the department's service areas.

List of publications

Categories

Tastings

Guidance for licensees who want to have tastings on their licensed premises or at another licensed premises.

Juveniles on licensed premises

Limited reasons why juveniles are only allowed to be on licensed premises.

Temporary bars

Guidance on applying for a liquor licence or permit for a temporary bar at an event.

Approval for juveniles to be on licensed premises

The 3 circumstances where prior approval is required before a juvenile is permitted on a licensed premises.

Approved trading names for licensed premises

Guidance as to the legislative provisions relevant to trading names.

Security licensing conditions

Possible security measures for higher risk premises and events.

Responsible promotion and advertising of alcohol

Licensees must ensure responsible promotion or advertising of alcohol.

Refusal of service

Provisions that licensees can rely on to refuse service to certain people.

Profit sharing agreements

Understanding when a licensee is permitted to enter into profit sharing arrangements.

Proceedings before the Director of Liquor Licensing

What a proceeding before the Director of Liquor Licensing is, and how it might be conducted.

Occasional liquor licences

An occasional licence allows a licensee to sell or supply alcohol, for an occasion of no more than 3 weeks.

Inspection of records

Legislative and operational requirements for the inspection and access of documents about licensed premises.

Incident register at licensed premises

Obligations for recording incidents that occur on and in the vicinity of their licensed premises.

Harm minimisation plan

Requirements to meet and maintain measures and practices of harm minimisation.

Free drinking water

Licensees must ensure that water suitable for drinking is provided, free of charge, at all times when liquor is sold and supplied for consumption.

Fire safety measures in licensed premises

All licensed premises must meet minimum fire safety standards.

Exemptions to the Liquor Control Act 1988

Guidance on specific circumstances where the sale, supply and consumption of liquor is exempt from the application of the Act under the Liquor Control Regulations 1989.

Entertainment condition

This condition requires everyone on the licensed premises meets certain standards of dress and behaviour.

Dress standards for licensed premises

A person not meeting certain dress standards may be refused the service of alcohol, denied entry, requested to leave, or even removed from a licensed premises.

Charter boats

Criteria for the owners of charter boats to sell, supply or allow consumption of alcohol.

Page reviewed 07 September 2023