Manage, modify or move your liquor licence

A change of boundaries modifies the licensed areas of your premises.

Any authorisations on your licence will not automatically change with the boundary extension. To include your existing authorisation within any boundary extension, you must lodge the appropriate application for that authorisation.

To illustrate the change in boundaries you’ll need to produce a plan that outlines the current licensed footprint in red and the proposed licensed area in a separate colour. Be sure to include a key to show what the colours represent. Black and white plans will not be accepted.

• Use this example venue footprint plan (PDF 84.14KB) as a guide
• Apply online through the Liquor Licence Manager

Authorisations

You must also use a different colour to outline any authorisations on your licence.

• Use this example venue authorisations (PDF 84.14KB) plan as a guide.

Minors area

If you have a hotel licence and your proposed footprint extension will impact your Minors Area Authorisation (MAA) – you must also lodge an application to change your MAA.

Apply online through the Liquor Licence Manager

Multiple premises for producer/wholesalers

To licence multiple producer/wholesaler venues, the venues need to either be:

• in the same wine region
• within 20km of each other if in non-metropolitan areas, or
• within 10km of each other if in a metropolitan area.

Checklist of what you need to lodge

When lodging your application, use the below as a guide to ensure the decision process isn’t delayed.

• ensure all attachments are in PDF format
• complete all sections of the application form and fee – including the site notice if required
• a plan of the current licensed area and any authorisations
  • Outline the current licensed area in red, proposed boundary change in another colour, and authorisations in another colour. Include a key to show the meaning of each colour
• a Statement of Risks and Potential Effects (SorPE) is required if:
  • the application is to increase licence boundaries by more than 50%, and
  • where a SoRPE (or CISB, under past legislation) was provided with the original licence application (or would currently be required for an application of this type).

For further information, visit our applying for a liquor licence page.

How to submit a floor plan with a liquor licensing application (PDF 2MB)

Timeframes

Change of boundaries applications take about eight weeks in total once all the required information has been submitted. This includes the Noticeboard period of 30 days.

1. Once you lodge a complete application, it will be posted on the Liquor and Gaming Application Noticeboard for a 30-day period where the community, local consent authority and police can make a submission on your application.
2. Once the 30-day submission period ends, your application will be determined within four weeks.

Applications that do not have all the required information will be delayed. We will contact you to request the missing details, however we do rely on your speedy response with the missing information to progress your application.

Cost

Refer to the Liquor Fee Schedule to calculate your fee.

Your liquor licence may have conditions imposed. You can apply to change your licence conditions should your circumstances or business needs change.

Conditions on your liquor licence are imposed by either the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) or the Secretary.

The source of each condition is noted next to the relevant condition on your liquor licence.

• To change a condition imposed by ILGA, lodge an application (PDF 373.69KB).
  Refer to the Liquor Fee Schedule to calculate your fee.
• To change a condition imposed by the Secretary, lodge an application (PDF 1.05MB). There is no fee for this application.

Change trading hours

To change your trading hours within standard trading, lodge a change of conditions application (PDF 373.69KB).

The hours of any authorisations will not automatically be changed if you change your licence trading hours. If you want to change the hours relating to any existing authorisation, you will need to lodge an application for that authorisation. For example, to change the hours of a primary service authorisation, use the primary service authorisation form (PDF 520.43KB), or to change the hours for a drink on premises authorisation, use the drink on premises authorisation form (PDF 312.42KB).

To change your trading hours to longer than standard trading, lodge an application for an extended trading authorisation. Here are the forms for applying for an extended trading authorisation:

Time frame

A change to conditions application takes about 8 weeks once all the required information has been submitted.

1. Once you lodge a complete application, it will be posted on the Liquor and Gaming Application Noticeboard for a 30-day period where the community, local consent authority and police can make a submission on your application.
2. Once the 30-day submission period ends, your application should be determined within 4 weeks.

Applications that do not have all the required information will be delayed. We will contact you to request the missing details, however we do rely on your speedy response with the missing information to progress your application.

Calculate your fee

To calculate your fee, consult the Liquor Fee Schedule

Multi-occasion extended trading authorisation (MOETA)

With a MOETA, premises outside the metropolitan area can trade until 3am on up to 12 occasions over a 12-month period.

A MOETA is a great option for regional venues that:

• have standard trading hours
• would like to occasionally trade past 12:00am.

A Statement of Risks and Potential Effects (SoRPE) must be submitted with this application.

Cost

There is no application fee for this authorisation, however it attracts an annual loading. Refer to the Liquor Fee Schedule for the trading hours loading.

• Get the multi-occasion extended trading authorisation application kit (PDF 113.02KB)
• Apply for a multi-occasion extended trading authorisation (PDF 454.8KB)

Notification of function dates

Once you have been granted a multi-occasion extended trading authorisation, you must use the online multi-occasion extended trading form to notify us of the dates you'll be using extended trading.

You must notify us at least six weeks before each occasion. You can notify us earlier than six weeks and you can notify us of more than one date on the notification form.

• Notify L&GNSW of function dates

Development consent

To change the current conditions or trading hours on your licence, you must check if you also need to vary the development consent for your premises. It is up to you to lodge the relevant application with your local council.

In some circumstances you can lease or sub-lease your premises, or parts of your premises.

What you cannot lease or sub-lease:

• the right to sell liquor for consumption on the premises
• the parts of your licensed premises where you normally sell liquor (unless located in a shopping centre) or operate gaming machines.

Application checklist

To ensure the approval process isn't delayed:

• complete all sections of the application form and fee
• include a plan showing the area to be let, in relation to the licensed boundary.

Apply now: Lease or sublease licensed premises (PDF 587.56KB).

Time frame

A lease or sublease tenancy application takes about 8 weeks after all the required information has been submitted.

1. Once you lodge a complete application, it will be posted on the Liquor and Gaming Application Noticeboard for a 30-day period for the community to make a submission on your application.
2. Once the 30-day submission period ends, your application will be determined within 4 weeks.

Applications that do not have all the required information will be delayed. We will contact you to request the missing details, however we do rely on your speedy response with the missing information to progress your application.

Cost

To calculate your fee, consult the Liquor Fee Schedule.

We understand that your business may change over time. You can apply to make these changes to your licence at any time.

You may need to complete a Statement of Risks and Potential Effects (SoRPE) before applying.

For on-premises licence

You can apply to change the kind of business or activity carried out on the licensed premises. Examples include accommodation, catering, restaurant.

To apply Lodge change On-premises type (PDF 355.28KB).

To calculate your fee, consult the Liquor Fee Schedule.

For other licence types

If you have a licence - in other words, an on-premises licence -and you want to apply for a different licence type, such as a Hotel licence, you must surrender your old licence while applying for your new. These should be done at the same time.

1. To surrender your licence lodge a surrender your liquor licence application.

As part of the application, you will need to enter:

• Last date of trading for the venue.
• Enter a comment on the application form that you are proposing to surrender the licence and note that you are applying for a new licence.

2. Apply for a new liquor licence.

A corporation can hold a liquor licence just as an individual can. The difference being that the corporate licensee must appoint an approved manager to the licensed premises.

There is a two-step process of approval and appointment.

Step 1 - Approval of manager

We need to determine that the proposed approved manager is a fit and proper person for the role.

Online application:

To complete the online form you will need:

• A NSW National Police Certificate that is less than three months old. Visit NSW Police to find out how to obtain a copy of your certificate
• Evidence of Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) qualifications
• Evidence of Responsible Conduct of Gaming (RCG) qualifications - if applying to manage a hotel or a club. Find out more about RSA and RCG training
• If applicable, a signed applicant Declaration: Approved manager approval (PDF 619.6KB).

Apply now: Complete online approval of manager form. If the application is approved, the Approved Manager will receive a personal licence number, starting with LIQXA.

Step 2 - Appointment of manager

An Approved Manager cannot be appointed without having first completed the step above and receiving an LIQXA number. 

There are no fees for this step of the application.

Apply now: Complete online appointment of manager form.

Online application

Also see forms for licensed venue managers

Notify us if you:

• have an interest in a liquor licence
• no longer have an interest in a liquor licence.

Online application

• To notify interest as a premises owner you will need to provide proof of ownership. This can be in the form of a title search and contract of sale or a rates notice
• To notify interest as a business owner you will need to provide proof of purchase of the business such as a contract of sale which includes the date of settlement
• If a Trust has purchased the business, you will need to provide a copy of the Trust Deed and a copy of the contract of sale including the settlement date or a copy of an extract from the ABR register.

Notification of interest can be accessed through the Manage Liquor Licence dashboard.

Cost

No fees are required for this application.

The 6-hour closure period is a continuous block of 6 hours when you cannot sell or supply liquor on your licensed premises. The same 6-hour block applies to each day.

The 6-hour closure – usually from 4am to 10am – applies to any licence granted since 30 October 2008.

You need to change the 6-hour closure period on your licence if it conflicts with new trading hours you want to establish.

You can lodge applications to change your trading hours and applications to change your 6-hour closure period together. We'll assess them at the same time.

Development consent

To change the current conditions or trading hours on your licence, you must check if you also need to vary the development consent for your premises. It is up to you to lodge the relevant application with your local council.

Before you lodge an application

Please make sure you notify neighbouring premises. We can't approve your application if you don't do this correctly.

For more information, visit our applying for a liquor licence page.

Cost

To calculate your fee using the Liquor Fee Schedule

How long will it take?

Changing your 6-hour closure period takes about 8 weeks.

Once you lodge a complete application, we will post it to our online Liquor and Gaming Application Noticeboard for 30 days to allow public comment.

Following this 30-day submission period, you can expect us to determine your application within 4 weeks.

Applications that do not have all the required information will be delayed. We will contact you to request the missing details to progress the application quickly however we do rely on your speedy response to progress your application.

Apply now

Apply:  Change your liquor licence 6-hour closure period (PDF 685.47KB)