Please visit Liquor Control Victoria’s website for liquor licensing, compliance, and regulatory information.
The VGCCC is moving the renewal process to digital. Renewal notices and liquor licences will now be sent via email.
If you don't create a Liquor Portal account, you'll receive your renewal notice by post. You'll still need to ensure your postal address contact details are up to date or you run the risk of missing your annual renewal notice leading to non-payment of your licence.
Renewal notices are issued each year from late November with payment due in full by 31 December irrespective of when the licence was granted. Each licence incurs a separate fee. Several factors determine how much you are required to pay.
For information on licence fees see: Liquor fees and fines 1 July 2022
To receive your annual renewal notice via email, you'll need to register a Liquor Portal account, associate your licence and sign-up for eLicence.
Payment options are listed on the renewal notice. Once payment is made, your liquor licence will be emailed within five working days ready to print and display at the licensed venue.
Registration is completed in just three easy steps.
To begin, you'll need your liquor licence number and the licence PIN. This can be found on your last renewal notice or by emailing [email protected].
Step 1: Create a Liquor Portal account.
Step 2: Associate your licence or permit using your licence number and individual four-digit PIN.
Step 3: Click eLicence and add the email you want your renewal notice and liquor licence sent to. (this can differ from the email address used to create your Liquor Portal account).
Full step by step guidance can be found here
Once you are registered you can:
A full step by step guide on registering your liquor portal account, associating your licence and signing up for eLicence is available here
Liquor licence renewal notices are issued annually in late November. Liquor licensees registered for eLicence via the VGCCC Liquor Portal will be emailed their renewal notice and those not registered for eLicence via the Liquor Portal will be sent their renewal notice by post.
Payment is due by 31 December. Once payment has been made, we will email you your liquor licence within five working days ready for you to print and display at your licensed premises if you are registered for eLicence. For those not registered for eLicence licence copies will be posted out in February.
If you have lost your renewal notice or liquor licence, you can login to your Liquor Portal account and download a copy at any time under the eLicence section.
For help registering for Liquor Portal, associating your licence and signing up for eLicence you can follow our step by step guide here
Payment must be made in full by 31 December to the State Revenue Office using one of the following methods:
BPay: Biller code 47316.
Reference number: Last seven digits of the liquor licence number.
Credit card: Visit the State Revenue Office website (link: www.sro.vic.gov.au/payment) or by phoning 13 21 61. A card payment fee applies.
Please note: You cannot pay your renewal fee through the Liquor Portal.
Liquor licence fees are a standard business cost for all licensees, and as such all licensees should factor this fee into their business planning.
Information on options that are available to licensees to reduce annual renewal fees, including changes to trading hours, patron capacities or waiver or reduction applications are available on the reduce or waive renewal fee webpage here .
Please note the fee reduction or waiver is designed to provide licensees with once-off assistance in exceptional circumstances. If you have previously been granted a fee waiver or reduction, this will be taken into account if you make another application for a fee waiver or reduction.). Any application to have your fee reduced or waived should be lodged by 31 December.
The following table outlines the important dates for licence and permit renewals each year:
Date |
Renewal milestone |
31 December |
Renewal fees are due. |
31 March |
Licensees who have not paid their fees by this date and continue to supply liquor, will be doing so illegally. |
30 June |
If the licence or permit has not been renewed by this date, the licensee or permittee has no further right to renew the licence or permit. |
30 September |
Where a licensee has failed to renew a licence or permit by 30 June, then an owner, mortgagee or other person who is prejudicially affected by the failure may apply by this date for renewal of the licence or permit. |
Late November - early December |
The State Revenue Office issues annual renewal notices to licensees for the following year by this month. |
If a licensee or permittee fails to renew a licence or permit by 30 June, an owner, mortgagee or other person who has been prejudicially affected by the failure may apply for the renewal of the licence or permit between 1 July and 30 September.
To apply for the renewal of a licence or permit as an owner, mortgagee or other affected person, see: Renewal of licence or permit by owner, mortgagee or other affected person