Every liquor licence in NSW is subject to licence conditions. Some conditions are imposed automatically by the NSW liquor laws and others can be imposed by Liquor & Gaming NSW or the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority Board (ILGA).
Conditions may be added to your licence either when it is granted or after a serious complaint or incident involving your venue.
Statutory licence conditions
The following documents set out conditions which apply to liquor licences automatically:
- Hotel licence - FS3051 (PDF 312.81KB)
- Club licence - FS3052 (PDF 276.37KB)
- On-premises licence – restaurant - FS3061 (PDF 287.7KB)
- On premises licence - venue - FS3068 (PDF 295.4KB)
- On-premises licence – public entertainment venue (not cinema or theatre) - FS3057 (PDF 193.38KB)
- On-premises licence – cinema or theatre public entertainment venue - FS3057 (PDF 193.38KB)
- On-premises licence – catering services - FS3058 (PDF 326.36KB)
- On-premises licence – commercial tour operator - FS3066 (PDF 286.88KB)
- On-premises licence – local product promotion - FS3059 (PDF 274.51KB)
- On-premises licence – airport - FS3056 (PDF 261.65KB)
- On-premises licence – tertiary institution - FS3062 (PDF 263.66KB)
- On-premises licence – accommodation premises - FS3055 (PDF 290.96KB)
- On-premises licence – vessel - FS3067 (PDF 276.93KB)
- On-premises licence (others) - FS3060 (PDF 277.97KB)
- Packaged liquor licence - FS3050 (PDF 258.34KB)
- Producer/wholesaler – beer/spirits - FS3063 (PDF 250.96KB)
- Producer/wholesaler – not beer/wine/spirits producer - FS3064 (PDF 233.36KB)
- Producer/wholesaler – wine/cider/perry/mead products - FS3065 (PDF 313.08KB)
- Limited licence – surf club - FS3054 (PDF 242.37KB)
- Limited licence – not a surf club - FS3053 (PDF 235.9KB)
Licence condition – compliance with the self-pour alcohol system code of practice
If you are using a self-pour system at your venue, you must ensure that it is operated in accordance with the code of practice.
The code of practice is issued under clause 87 of the Liquor Regulation 2018 and it is a condition that you comply with it as part of your licence.
Failure to comply with the code of practice can lead to regulatory action by Liquor & Gaming NSW.
Note these statutory conditions have been updated to reflect changes made in the Liquor Regulation 2018.
Licence conditions that may be imposed by the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority and its delegates
The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority and/or its delegates may impose conditions on a liquor licence.
The forms below contain a list of licence conditions that the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority has determined may be appropriate conditions for each liquor licence type listed below, subject to any alternative conditions that may be imposed specific to a venue’s location, business model and/or following consideration of submissions from the applicant or other stakeholders.
- For on premises, use Conditions form - FM2034 (PDF 744.37KB)
- For On Premises (vessels), use Conditions form – On premises vessels - FM2037 (PDF 624.03KB)
- For On Premises (catering service), use Conditions form - On premises licence (catering services) - FM2039 (PDF 255.63KB)
- For Events, trade fairs and other functions, use Conditions form – events, trade fairs and other functions - FM2031 (PDF 268.02KB)
- For packaged liquor licence – delivery only, use Conditions form - online packaged (delivery only) - FM2045 (PDF 696.75KB)
- For producer/wholesaler liquor licence, use Conditions form - producer/wholesaler FM2043 (PDF 587.22KB)
- For small bar liquor licence, use Conditions form - small bar FM2044 (PDF 485.05KB)
It is recommended you use the form and discuss the conditions with NSW Police prior to lodging your application.
Lodging this form with your liquor licence application will reduce the processing time.
Licence conditions approved by the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority
The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority has approved a suite of licence conditions that may be appropriate to impose on packaged liquor, hotel and club licences, depending on the circumstances of the licensee and the licensed premises. The list of ILGA approved licence conditions is available here (PDF 244.6KB)
Conditions for Kings Cross and Sydney CBD Entertainment precincts
All venues in the Kings Cross precinct or Sydney CBD Entertainment precinct have special licence conditions to help reduce alcohol-related violence and anti-social behaviour in those areas.
Conditions for a specific venue
You can check what conditions apply to a particular liquor licence on the Service NSW website.
What your staff need to know
All staff working in a venue need to understand the venue’s liquor licence, authorisations and conditions. It is the licensee’s responsibility to ensure the licence, authorisations and conditions are available on site at all times.
Public holiday trading conditions and restrictions
Some public holidays have special rules for licenced venues. To check what this means for your venue and make sure you comply with the law, visit the Public holiday trading conditions and restrictions webpage.