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Major Event Liquor Licence - Victoria

Description

You need this licence if you are organising a major event and you or your vendors want to sell alcohol at the event.

You need a major event licence if:

  • you expect 5,000 or more people to attend
  • the event will need close coordination with Victoria Police, local council, public transport or emergency services
  • your event is a street festival that needs busy or main roads to close or partly close.

This licence is not a permit to hold your event. You may need a permit from the relevant local council.

For more information about the Major Event Liquor Licence, please see here.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To apply you must be:

  • at least 18 years of age
  • consent to your information being shared with Victoria Police and the local council.

Duration

As written on the licence

Expiry

At the completion of the times and dates written on the licence

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
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Current application fees can be found here.

Forms

Act(s) name

Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 Victoria

Regulation(s) name

Liquor Control Reform Regulations 2023 Victoria

Application process

Apply

When to apply

Apply about 3 months before your event.

Who can apply?

Only an authorised person can apply for the licence. This depends on who is applying.

If you are applying as:

  • an individual, you must apply for the licence yourself (on the form this is called a 'natural person')
  • a company, a current director or someone the board has officially authorised to sign documents must apply
  • an incorporated association, an executive committee member must apply
  • a partnership, a partner must apply (partnerships can only be made up of individuals).

If you are applying as a company registered outside of Australia, contact LCV. You cannot apply through the online form.

Approval time

9 - 11 weeks

Administering agency

Department of Justice and Community Safety

Liquor Control Victoria

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.