Please visit Liquor Control Victoria’s website for liquor licensing, compliance, and regulatory information.
We're here to help you understand the rules and regulations related to the sale and supply of liquor.
It is important that you, your management, staff and volunteers all understand the rules and regulations.
Below are some steps you can take to help stay compliant with your licence conditions.
Register a VGCCC Liquor Portal account to download a copy of your liquor licence to clearly display in your venue. You can also download a copy of your red line plan.
The red line plan shows where you can sell and supply alcohol. You need to be able to produce your red line plan when requested by a compliance inspector or Victoria Police.
There are compulsory signs to display depending on your licence type. To check which signs you need and the printing requirements, visit Print my liquor signage.
Make sure you read and understand what your licence says about trading hours, patron numbers, amenity and any other special requirements.
A great resource for you and your staff are the Self-paced guides which have tailored information about each licence category, with a short quiz at the end.
To further help understand your obligations, visit the page below relevant to your licence type:
A minor is a person under 18 years of age. It’s illegal for minors to drink alcohol on licensed premises, and it’s also illegal to supply alcohol to someone if you suspect they’ll be giving that alcohol to a minor.
Watch the minors video which covers your key obligations around underage at your venue.
Help your staff and managers understand their obligations by using the Minors checklist as a training tool. Further check your knowledge about underage people on your premises by taking our minor’s quiz and visiting Under 18 patrons on licensed premises.
It is compulsory for staff to undertake an approved RSA course if you hold any of the following licence types:
Even if you don’t hold one of these licence types, it’s best practice to ensure all staff are trained in RSA.
Once the initial RSA course is complete, a free online Refresher course must be completed every three years.
Remember to keep copies of the certificates of the most recently completed RSA course to show inspectors or Victoria Police if they request it.
For more information about approved training providers, refresher courses and interstate recognition, see Responsible Service of Alcohol training.
It is an offence to serve alcohol to a person who is displaying signs of intoxication. But how do you know if someone is intoxicated? Could it be a condition and not intoxication? Read our intoxication guidelines to make sure you can answer all these questions.
We’ve also developed an intoxication checklist to help ensure safe and responsible liquor consumption, and short intoxication video to help deal with intoxicated patrons.
An inspector can show up at your venue at any time without notice. Ensure you and your staff are ready by visiting Be inspection ready and watch the useful videos.
You can also read about what to expect during and after an inspection by visiting Planned inspections of licensed premises.
If you currently – or are planning to – host functions on your premises, refer to our Safe function guidelines. This resource will guide you through what to consider when holding functions such as weddings, birthdays, award nights or conferences.
Download a sample function house policy to adapt to your specific requirements. You can also add other best practice measures to help you and your staff deliver a successful and safe function.