The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (the Authority) has no current set guidelines.
What is a CIA?
The Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority may consider designating areas of NSW as a cumulative impact area (CIA). If a CIA is designated, the Authority has assessed that granting additional licences or authorisations in that area may be inconsistent with their social impact duty.
Approach to liquor licensing in CIAs
The Authority will set guidelines that outline what types of venues, or licence authorisations will likely not be approved due to their social impact. This may include things like:
- relevant licences or additional late trading for those licences, or
- a specific type of licence, or
- certain authorisations or changes to existing premises.
Those guidelines will also outline ways in which an applicant can make a compelling case to the Authority to grant a licence or authorisation in a CIA. This may include things such as:
- the community benefits, and/or
- appropriate harm reduction measures
What is a relevant licence?
Relevant licences are those that may have a greater impact on a local community, including hotels, registered clubs, packaged liquor outlets, and on-premises venues such as nightclubs, late-trading karaoke bars and strip clubs. Authorisations related to these licences may also be subject to a CIA.
Other licence applications in a CIA?
Only relevant licences (and related authorisations) are subject to a CIA. The Authority may specifically exclude certain relevant licences from being subject to a CIA.
Licence types that not relevant licencesor are excluded from a CIA are subject to standard licensing processes. This approach is intended to support more diversity in the range of premises in an area, particularly premises that are lower risk or that strongly contribute to the local live music industry, or arts, tourism or community cultural sectors.