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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.

The Victorian Government has announced a range of tax relief measures as part of its economic survival package in response to COVID-19, including reimbursing businesses that have paid for a renewable liquor licence for 2020.

For more information, see:2020 liquor licensing fees waivers and refunds

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.

Application fees for a Temporary or Major Event licence are to cover our administrative costs to assess an application.

Should the event that you are applying for be cancelled in response to COVID-19, a refund of this fee may not be possible. In these circumstances, if your application has been assessed and a licence granted, the application fee will not be refunded.

If we have received your application but not assessed it, the application fee will be refunded. If you wish to just change the date of your event, this may be possible and it will be of no cost to you. If this is the case please contact us on 1300 182 457 to discuss.

The following table outlines the application fees from 1 July 2019.

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 Late night (general) Late night (on-premises) Late night (packaged liquor) General On-premises Restaurant and cafe Packaged liquor Full club Restricted club Pre-retail Producer’s Renewable limited	$480.40
BYO permit	$258.10
Temporary limited Temporary limited licence where the applicant holds an existing licence/permit (other than a temporary limited licence or a major events licence) Temporary limited licence where the applicant does not hold an existing licence/permit (other than a temporary limited licence or a major event licence)	$114.60 $61.90
Major event Major event where a single applicant makes one or more licence applications in relation to the event (e.g. Big Day Out) Major event where multiple applicants make licence applications in relation to the event (e.g. licences with respect to the St Kilda Festival)	$986.30 $148 per licence
Modify a licence Variation of licence or BYO permit Amalgamated club Approval of nominee or director Relocation of licence or BYO permit Transfer of licence or BYO permit Temporary underage authority for an entertainment event	$216.50
Promotional event authorisation Producer’s licence. This fee applies when the promotional event authorisation is the only extra condition to be added. If other conditions are also to be changed, the standard variation fee listed above will apply.	$114.60

For more information, download the current liquor licence fees fact sheet

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27 March 2020

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Liquor licence application fees

New licence

BYO permit

Temporary limited

Major event

Modify a licence

Promotional event authorisation

For more information, download the current liquor licence fees fact sheet