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Fees are charged when making an application for a liquor licence, and annually thereafter as provided for under the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998.
Application fees are payable when lodging your application. Increases to renewal fees take effect each year payable by 31 December, irrespective of when your licence is granted.
The following table outlines the application fees from 1 July 2018.
Applicants are advised to lodge liquor licence applications at least eight 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.
| Application type | Fee |
New licence
|
$468.80 |
BYO permit |
$251.90 |
Temporary limited
|
$111.80
$60.40 |
Major event
|
$962.40 $144.40 per licence |
Modify a licence
|
$211.30 |
Promotional event authorisation
|
$111.18 |
