Please visit Liquor Control Victoria’s website for liquor licensing, compliance, and regulatory information.
Information to vary or transfer your existing liquor licence or permit.
If you need to make a change to your existing liquor licence, select the relevant option below.
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.
Important note for applicants seeking to vary or transfer a licence:
To transfer an existing licence or permit to a proposed licensee or permittee, complete the Transfer an existing liquor licence or permit online form. The online form simplifies and provides greater visibility of the overall process to all applicants and aims to reduce determination times.
Once you have registered an account, details of how to lodge your application are provided in the online portal. There is an application fee to transfer a liquor licence.
Select an option below that best fits the variation you require to your existing liquor licence:
Vary licence detailTo make a change or to vary your existing liquor licence or permit, download the Variation to an existing licence or permit application kit. The kit contains all forms and related materials required to apply to change the hours of operation, area or size of the premises and general conditions of the licence or permit. There is an application fee to vary liquor licence details. The procedure requires you to submit:
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Change category of licenceTo apply to change the category of liquor licence you hold, download the Variation to the category of licence application kit. There is an application fee to change your licence category. The procedure requires you to submit:
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Change a full club licence to restricted clubIf you want to change the category of your liquor licence from a full club licence to a restricted club licence, download the Variation to category of licence from full club to restricted club licence application kit. There is no fee for this application. The procedure requires you to submit:
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Change live music venue conditionsIf you're a licensee of a live music venue and you wish to vary your liquor licence conditions in relation to crowd controllers, CCTV cameras and RSA trained staff download the Prescribed variation to licence conditions for a live music venue application kit. There is no fee for this application. The procedure requires you to submit:
Licence conditions for live music venues fact sheet for more information. |
Vary function room patron numbersIf you're applying to vary your liquor licence to specify patron numbers for a function room(s) or accommodation area for the purposes of excluding these patrons from the venue capacity multiplier, download the Vary a licence to identify patron numbers for a function room or accommodate area application kit. There is no fee for this application. The procedure requires you to submit:
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See below for information about the application procedures to add a person or register an interested or relevant party to a liquor licence.
Endorse a name on a licenceIf you're an executor, trustee, administrator, owner or mortgagee in possession of a licensed premises and wish to apply to have your name endorsed on the licence or permit, download the Endorsement of a name on a licence application kit. There is no fee for this application. The procedure will require you to submit:
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Add a director or nomineeTo apply to add a new director or nominee to an existing liquor licence or permit, complete the application on the applications portal. There is an application fee. The procedure requires you to submit:
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Register owner or mortgageeTo register or update the details of an owner or mortgagee on an existing liquor licence, download the Register owner or mortgagee application kit. There is no fee for this application. The procedure requires you to submit:
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Select an option below that best fits the approval or exemption you require for your existing licence.
Amalgamate club licencesIf two or more clubs are sharing facilities and paying separate licences, they may decide to amalgamate licences for greater administrative efficiency and to save costs. Download the Amalgamated club licence application kit. There is an application fee to amalgamate club licences. The procedure requires you to submit:
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Sublet premises or right to supply liquorTo apply to allow another person to carry on a business of supplying liquor on a licensed premises or to sublet a licensed premises to another business, download the Sub-let premises or right to supply liquor application kit. There is no fee for this application. This procedure requires you to submit:
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Temporary approval for underage patronsThis procedure is to be used when you want the VGCCC to approve the presence on any part of the licensed premises of persons under the age of 18 years at an underage or youth event, other than in the company of a parent, spouse or legal guardian or responsible adult. There are strict conditions set out in the two available application forms that you need to be aware of. Please check each forms checklist to find out which application is right for your event. Download the Temporary approval of minors - underage or youth events application kit or the Temporary approval of minors - fast track low risk application kit. There is an application fee for a temporary approval for underage patrons. This procedure requires you to submit:
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Permanent approval for underage patronsTo apply for a permanent authority to permit persons under the age of 18 years to be on the licensed premises other than in the company of a responsible adult, download the Permanent approval for underage patrons application kit. There is no fee for this application. The procedure requires you to submit:
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Permanent underage authority for clubsUse this procedure if you are a licensed club and you want to apply for approval to allow the attendance of underage persons on the licensed club premises. The procedure requires you to submit:
Download the Permanent approval for underage patrons for clubs application kit. There is no fee for this application. |
Fee waiver or reductionIn certain special circumstances the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission has the power to waive or reduce licence fees. For more information or to apply please visit the Waive or reduce licence fees page. |
Exemption from mandatory free waterTo apply for an exemption from the requirement to provide free drinking water at licensed premises, please visit the free water for patrons page. |
Exemption from Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) trainingLicensees who hold a general, on-premises, late night or packaged liquor licence may use this form to apply for an exemption from one or more of the training requirements relating to RSA. The procedure requires you to submit:
Download the Exemption from RSA training application kit. There is no fee for this application. |
To remove a partner or director from your licence, or you wish to surrender your licence, select the relevant option below.
Remove partner from licence |
The procedure requires you to submit:
Download the Remove partner application kit. There is no fee for this application. |
Surrender a licence |
If you no longer wish to maintain your licence, please visit the surrender your licence page for more information. |
To relocate your existing liquor licence to a new premises, download the Relocate an existing licence to new address application kit. There is an application fee to relocate a liquor licence.
The procedure will require you to submit:
An associate of a liquor licence applicant/licensee is a person who holds a financial interest, or can exercise any power in the selling of liquor by any business operated by the applicant/licensee. An associate can also be a relative who is involved in the operations and management of any business selling liquor operated by the applicant. A full description is defined in the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998.
Licensees/permittees must notify the Commission within 14 days if their associates have changed. For bodies corporate, this also includes associates of directors. This is an ongoing obligation for all current licensees/permittees and failure to do so may result in enforcement action by the VGCCC.
Licensees must notify the Commission through completing the Declaration of associates form.
If you are an owner or mortgagee in lawful possession of a licensed premises, you may apply to cancel a licence or permit if:
Please see cancel a licence or permit by an owner or mortagee for more information.