Vary licence details or transfer licence

Vary licence detail

To make a change or to vary your existing liquor licence or permit, download the Variation to an existing licence or permit application kit. 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.

Change category of licence

To apply to change the category of liquor licence you hold, download the Variation to the category of licence application kit. 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.

Change a full club licence to restricted club

If you want to change the category of your liquor licence from a full club licence to a restricted club licence, download the Variation to category of licence from full club to restricted club licence application kit. 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.

Change live music venue conditions

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 Prescribed variation to licence conditions for a live music venue application kit. 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).

Licence conditions for live music venues fact sheet for more information.

Vary function room patron numbers

If you're applying to vary your liquor licence to specify patron numbers for a function room(s) or accommodation area for the purposes of excluding these patrons from the venue capacity multiplier, download the Vary a licence to identify patron numbers for a function room or accommodate area application kit. 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.

Endorse a name on a licence

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 Endorsement of a name on a licence application kit. 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.

Add a director or nominee

To apply to add a new director or nominee to an existing liquor licence or permit, complete the application on the applications portal. 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.

Register owner or mortgagee

To register or update the details of an owner or mortgagee on an existing liquor licence, download the Register owner or mortgagee application kit. There is no fee for this application.

The procedure requires you to submit:

• the completed and signed application form.

Amalgamate club licences

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 to amalgamate club licences.

The procedure requires you to submit:

• completed and signed application form with the fee
• planning permit or permission
• completed questionnaires for each person named on the application
• club rules
• Certificate of Incorporation
• a plan of the premises
• evidence of required training completed.

Sublet premises or right to supply liquor

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 Sub-let premises or right to supply liquor application kit. There is no 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.

Temporary approval for underage patrons

This procedure is to be used when you want the VGCCC 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 two available application forms that you need to be aware of. Please check each forms checklist to find out which application is right for your event. Download the Temporary approval of minors - underage or youth events application kit or the Temporary approval of minors - fast track low risk application kit. 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.

Permanent approval for underage patrons

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 Permanent approval for underage patrons application kit. There is no fee for this application.

The procedure requires you to submit:

• completed and signed application form.

Permanent underage authority for clubs

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.

The procedure requires you to submit:

• completed and signed application form.

Download the Permanent approval for underage patrons for clubs application kit. There is no fee for this application.

Fee waiver or reduction

In certain special circumstances the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission  has the power to waive or reduce licence fees. For more information or to apply please visit the Waive or reduce licence fees page.

Exemption from mandatory free water

To apply for an exemption from the requirement to provide free drinking water at licensed premises, please visit the free water for patrons page.

Exemption from Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) training

Licensees who hold a general, on-premises, late night or packaged liquor licence may use this form to apply for an exemption from one or more of the training requirements relating to RSA.

The procedure requires you to submit:

• completed and signed application form.

Download the Exemption from RSA training application kit. There is no fee for this application.

Remove partner from licence

The procedure requires you to submit:

• the fully completed and signed application form.

Download the Remove partner application kit. There is no fee for this application.

Surrender a licence

If you no longer wish to maintain your licence, please visit the surrender your licence page for more information.