Licence conditions
Every liquor licence in NSW is subject to licence conditions. Some conditions are imposed automatically by the NSW liquor laws and others can be imposed by L&GNSW or the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority Board (ILGA).
Conditions may be added to your licence either when it is granted or after a serious complaint or incident involving your venue.
Note these statutory conditions have been updated to reflect changes made in the Liquor Regulation 2018.
Statutory licence conditions
The following documents set out conditions which apply to liquor licences automatically:
- Hotel licence (PDF 210.4 KB)
- Club licence (PDF 196.0 KB)
- On-premises licence – restaurant (PDF 201.6 KB)
- On-premises licence – public entertainment venue (not cinema or theatre) (PDF 198.2 KB)
- On-premises licence – cinema or theatre public entertainment venue (PDF 203.8 KB)
- On-premises licence – catering services (PDF 218.6 KB)
- On-premises licence – commercial tour operator (PDF 200.7 KB)
- On-premises licence – local product promotion (PDF 196.2 KB)
- On-premises licence – airport (PDF 188.0 KB)
- On-premises licence – tertiary institution (PDF 191.7 KB)
- On-premises licence – accommodation premises (PDF 199.9 KB)
- On-premises licence – vessel (PDF 197.0 KB)
- On-premises licence (others) (PDF 198.2 KB)
- Packaged liquor licence (PDF 196.8 KB)
- Producer/wholesaler – beer/spirits (PDF 186.0 KB)
- Producer/wholesaler – not beer/wine/spirits producer (PDF 179.0 KB)
- Producer/wholesaler – wine/cider/perry/mead products (PDF 218.6 KB)
- Limited licence – surf club (PDF 173.9 KB)
- Limited licence – not a surf club (PDF 171.2 KB)
Standard conditions
The Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority and/or it’s delegates may impose standard conditions on a liquor licence.
It is recommended you use the Standard Conditions form (PDF 689.6 KB) to discuss the conditions with NSW Police prior to lodging your application.
Lodging this form with your liquor licence application will reduce the processing time.
Conditions for special precincts and specific venues
Special precincts
All venues in the Kings Cross precinct or Sydney CBD Entertainment precinct have special licence conditions to help reduce alcohol-related violence and anti-social behaviour in those areas.
Specific venues
You can use the Service NSW licensing register to check the conditions imposed on a specific licence.
To search this public register, you need to know at least one of the following:
- the name of the liquor licence
- the name of the licensee
- the venue's liquor licence number.
Extended trading hours
Extended trading hours may be approved for hotels and eligible registered clubs to coincide with significant special events.
Extended trading hours conditions
Extended trading for special events is subject to conditions:
- While the approval allows hotels and eligible registered clubs to remain open for on-premises sales and consumption, it does not permit takeaway liquor sales during the extended period
- The approval does not override any existing trading hour restrictions that have been imposed on a hotel or registered club under the liquor laws
Hotels and clubs that are already approved to trade during the above extended hours are not affected by these special arrangements.
Availability of liquor licence and conditions to staff
Licensees must ensure that staff have access to and are aware of the liquor licence and any related authorisations or conditions at all times.