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Responsibilities of liquor industry licensees

Licensees are required to comply with the relevant legislation under which they are licensed (eg. the Liquor Act 1992 and/or Wine Industry Act 1994).

The general obligations and particulars of various applications include the following:

Licence document

Each licensed establishment is issued with a document containing the following information:

This licence document must be kept on the licensed premises and produced to an investigator if requested. If your licence document is destroyed or misplaced you must apply for a duplicate licence and pay the applicable fee.

Details to be displayed on licensed premises

Every licensee under the Liquor Act 1992 must display the following on a conspicuous part of the premises in letters at least 15mm high:

Failure to display these details can result in a maximum fine of $1,875.00.

Leave of absence

Under the Liquor Act 1992, a licensee must not be absent from the business for longer than 28 days.
 
Prior approval from the Chief Executive, nominating someone to operate the business, must be sought for any extended absence.

Without an approved licensee or nominee, or other person approved during a leave of absence, the Chief Executive may order the premises to close immediately and to remain closed until such time as the licensee returns, or a maximum fine of $7,500 under Section 149 may be imposed

Conducting other business

A licensee must not conduct business on the licensed premises other than that authorised by the licence.

The Chief Executive may give permission in special circumstances (eg. in a locality where the service is not already provided, such as to sell newspapers, operate a video store, etc).

If you intend to conduct another business on your licensed premises you must apply in writing to the Chief Executive and pay the applicable fee.

Failure to apply for permission may result in a maximum fine of $1,875.00 under Section 152 of the Liquor Act 1992.

Change of premises name

The Liquor Act 1992 and the Wine Industry Act 1994 state that any change in trading name requires prior approval from the Chief Executive, and must not contradict the primary purpose of the licence.

An application for change of name must be made in writing, and accompanied by:

Last reviewed 24 September 2007.