Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation
Level 3, 12 Shelley Street, RICHMOND VIC 3121
GPO Box 1988, MELBOURNE VIC 3001
Email contact@vcglr.vic.gov.au
Telephone 1300 182 457
vcglr.vic.gov.au
ABN 56 832 742 797
Important Information
Late night liquor licence supplementary
forms kit
June 2019
Late night liquor licence supplementary forms kit
The forms in this supplementary kit must accompany an application for the grant, relocation or variation of a permanent
liquor licence to trade past 1am for premises in the local government areas Melbourne (including the district known as
Docklands), Yarra, Stonnington and Port Philip.
Applications will generally not be granted unless the applicant can satisfy the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor
Regulation that:
• the premises are used as an accommodation hotel, a venue that regularly provides live music entertainment or a venue that
supplies liquor for consumption on the premises provided food is available at all times when alcohol is supplied, where the
patron capacity does not exceed 200 persons
• the venue regularly provides live music entertainment where the patron capacity does not exceed 1,000 persons at any time
• the economic and social benefit of granting the licence will outweigh the impact of alcohol misuse and abuse and
community amenity
• a venue management plan is in place.
The following documentation must be submitted with your application for a late night liquor licence
Please complete and submit:
Venue submission form
Economic and Social Benefits form
Management plan
How to lodge
By post
Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation
GPO Box 1988, MELBOURNE VIC 3001
In person
Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor
Regulation Level 3, 12 Shelley Street, RICHMOND
Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation
Level 3, 12 Shelley Street, RICHMOND VIC 3121
GPO Box 1988, MELBOURNE VIC 3001
Email contact@vcglr.vic.gov.au
Telephone 1300 182 457
vcglr.vic.gov.au
ABN 56 832 742 797
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Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation
Level 3, 12 Shelley Street, RICHMOND VIC 3121
GPO Box 1988, MELBOURNE VIC 3001
Email contact@vcglr.vic.gov.au
Telephone 1300 182 457
vcglr.vic.gov.au
ABN 56 832 742 797
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Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation
Level 3, 12 Shelley Street, RICHMOND VIC 3121
GPO Box 1988, MELBOURNE VIC 3001
Email contact@vcglr.vic.gov.au
Telephone 1300 182 457
vcglr.vic.gov.au
ABN 56 832 742 797
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Signature of applicant
I acknowledge that this declaration is true and correct and is made in the belief that a person making a false declaration is liable to
prosecution for making a misleading statement.
Date
Name
/ /
Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation
Level 3, 12 Shelley Street, RICHMOND VIC 3121
GPO Box 1988, MELBOURNE VIC 3001
Email contact@vcglr.vic.gov.au
Telephone 1300 182 457
vcglr.vic.gov.au
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Economic and Social Benefits form
This application form gathers information regarding the economic and social benefits that are expected to arise as a result of
the grant of a late-night liquor licence. The VCGLR will use the information provided to determine whether the economic and
social benefits of granting a late night licence outweighs the impact of the licence on alcohol misuse or abuse and community
amenity.
Please complete this form as thoroughly as possible to aid the VCGLR’s decision-making. If there are questions that you are
unable to answer or for which you require further clarification or assistance, please contact the VCGLR on 1300 182 457.
Patron Numbers
1. Please detail the average number of patrons on the premises for the time periods below.
If you are applying for a licence extension, please provide actual patron numbers to 1am and projected
patrons after 1am.
If you are applying for a new licence, please outline projected patron numbers.
Please indicate the times in which the venue is closed by placing an X in the box.
Table 2.1 – Average number of patron numbers on premises
Patrons Projected late-night patrons
9am-12pm 12pm-3pm 3pm-6pm 6pm-9pm 9pm-12am 12am-1am
1am-3am
3am-5am 5am-7am
7am-9am
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation
Level 3, 12 Shelley Street, RICHMOND VIC 3121
GPO Box 1988, MELBOURNE VIC 3001
Email contact@vcglr.vic.gov.au
Telephone 1300 182 457
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Revenue and expenses
2. Please outline revenue from liquor sold on the premises (per unit), the average number of units
sold (per week) and the number of additional units projected to be sold after 1am (per week).
If you are applying for a licence extension, please provide actual units sold to 1am and projected
units sold after 1am.
If you are applying for a new licence, please outline projected unit sales.
Table 2.2 – Revenue and unit of drinks
Average revenue
Average number of
Drink category
(per unit, incl. GST)
units sold to 1am
(per week)
Projected additional
Total revenue to units sold after 1am
1am (per week) (per week)
= units X number
sold
Projected additional
revenue after 1am
(per week)
= units X sales after
1 am
Beer (per standard drink)
$
$
$
$
Wine (per standard drink)
$
$
$
Spirits (per standard drink)
$
$
$
Cider (per standard drink)
$
$
$
Non-alcoholic drinks
(e.g.
cola or juice)
$
$
$
3. Please outline the revenue generated from food sold on the premises and other revenues (e.g.
entry fees, etc), along with projected revenue from food sold after 1am.
If you are applying for a licence extension, please provide actual revenue to 1am and
projected revenue after 1am. If you are applying for a new licence, please outline
projected revenues.
Table 2.3 – Food and other revenue
Food revenues
Total revenue to 1am
(per week, incl. GST)
Projected additional revenue after 1am
(per week, incl. GST)
Food revenues
$
$
Other (please specify)
$
$
Other (please specify)
$
$
Other (please specify)
$
$
Other (please specify)
$
$
Other (please specify)
$
$
Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation
Level 3, 12 Shelley Street, RICHMOND VIC 3121
GPO Box 1988, MELBOURNE VIC 3001
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Telephone 1300 182 457
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4. Please outline the total expenses payable by the venue for drinks, food and other expenses
If you are applying for a licence extension, please provide total expenses to 1am and projected
additional expenses after 1 am.
If you are applying for a new licence, please outline projected expenses after 1 am.
Table 2.4 – Drink, food and other expenses
Category of expense
Total expenses to 1am
(per week)
Projected additional expenses after 1am
(per week)
Beer (per standard drink)
$
$
Wine (per standard drink)
$
$
Spirits (per standard drink)
$
$
Cider (per standard drink)
$
$
Non-alcoholic drinks (e.g. cola, juice)
$
$
Food expenses
$
$
Other (please specify)
$
$
Other (please specify)
$
$
Other (please specify)
$
$
Other (please specify)
$
$
Other (please specify)
$
$
Employment
5. Please provide the number of additional employees that would be required to support late-night
trading.
Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation
Level 3, 12 Shelley Street, RICHMOND VIC 3121
GPO Box 1988, MELBOURNE VIC 3001
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Telephone 1300 182 457
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6. Please outline the employee hours worked at the venue (only including the licensed premises if
other services are provided) and weekly employee-related expenses
If you are applying for a licence extension, please provide actual figures prior to 1am and projected
after 1am.
If you are applying for a new licence, please outline projected figures to 1am and after 1am.
Table 2.5 – Employee expenses
Employment $
$
Venue and patron management
7. Please detail the approximate number of incidents of alcohol-related harm within, or in close
proximity, to the venue over the past two years involving venue patrons, and a summary of the
outcome of dealing with those incidents.
Table 2.6 –
Incidents
Category of
incident
Approximate number of
incidents over the last two years
Outcome
Drunk and disorderly conduct
Alcohol-related violence
Self-inflicted injuries
Anti-social behaviour
(e.g. between patrons)
Other [please specify]
Other [please specify]
Other [please specify]
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Level 3, 12 Shelley Street, RICHMOND VIC 3121
GPO Box 1988, MELBOURNE VIC 3001
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Telephone 1300 182 457
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8. What alcohol-related health or safety issues do you think that an extension to trading hours will
create for your venue?
Community amenity
9. Please detail the number of incidents of noise complaints regarding the venue over the past two
years, and a summary of the outcome of dealing with those complaints.
Table 2.7 – Noise complaints
Noise complaints
Approximate number of
complaints over the last two years Outcome
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Level 3, 12 Shelley Street, RICHMOND VIC 3121
GPO Box 1988, MELBOURNE VIC 3001
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Telephone 1300 182 457
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10. Please detail the venue’s approach to minimising litter and rubbish linked to patron behaviour in
proximity to the venue.
11. Please detail the venue’s plan to minimising vandalism and property damage linked to patron
behaviour in proximity to the venue.
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Level 3, 12 Shelley Street, RICHMOND VIC 3121
GPO Box 1988, MELBOURNE VIC 3001
Email contact@vcglr.vic.gov.au
Telephone 1300 182 457
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12. What public transport facilities (including taxi ranks) will be available to patrons after 1am?
13. Please detail the venue’s plan to address potential offences, disturbances or inconveniences to
local residents after 1am.
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Level 3, 12 Shelley Street, RICHMOND VIC 3121
GPO Box 1988, MELBOURNE VIC 3001
Email contact@vcglr.vic.gov.au
Telephone 1300 182 457
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Live music entertainment venues
14. Does the venue provide live music entertainment?
If you are applying for a licence extension, please indicate whether the venue currently
provides live music. If you are applying for a new licence, please indicate whether the
venue will provide live music.
Yes – move to Question 15
No – move to Question 18
15. How many live music performances does the venue provide each week?
If you are applying for a licence extension, please indicate the current number of live
music performances.
If you are applying for a new licence, please indicate the projected number of live music
performances expected should a late night licence be granted.
16. How many additional live music performances do you expect will be provided at the venue each
week should a late-night licence be granted?
If you are applying for a licence extension, please indicate the number of additional live music
performances expected by the venue.
If you are applying for a new licence, please indicate the proposed number of live music performances
you expect to provide.
17. How does live music entertainment offered by the venue enhance the amenity of the local area?
Number:
Number:
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Level 3, 12 Shelley Street, RICHMOND VIC 3121
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Venues with accommodation
18. Does the venue provide accommodation?
If you are applying for a licence extension, please indicate whether the venue currently
provides accommodation.
If you are applying for a new licence, please indicate whether the venue will provide
accommodation.
Yes – move to Question 19
No – move to Question 23
19. What is the average price per night for accommodation?
20. What is the venue’s current occupancy rate?
21. What is the expected occupancy rate should a late night licence be granted?
22. How will a late-night licence improve the experience for guests being accommodated at the venue?
$
(incl. GST)
Number:
Number:
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Level 3, 12 Shelley Street, RICHMOND VIC 3121
GPO Box 1988, MELBOURNE VIC 3001
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Telephone 1300 182 457
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Other community impacts
23. What cultural or recreational impacts are anticipated should a late night licence be granted?
24. What are the tourism impacts anticipated should a late night licence be granted?
25. If granted, what effects will the late night liquor licence have on other businesses (including other
licensed venues) in the area?
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Level 3, 12 Shelley Street, RICHMOND VIC 3121
GPO Box 1988, MELBOURNE VIC 3001
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Telephone 1300 182 457
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26. Outline any community or charitable activities undertaken by the venue. If applicable, describe
how these activities will be enhanced should a late night licence be granted.
27. In your opinion, how do the economic and social benefits of granting a late night licence outweigh
the impact of the licence on alcohol misuse and abuse and community amenity?
Signature of applicant
I acknowledge that this declaration is true and correct and is made in the belief that a person making a false
declaration is liable to prosecution for making a misleading statement.
Date
Name
/ /