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							Consumer Affairs Victoria
Liquor Licensing Factsheet
Licensing of large scale dance/music events
February 2004
Large scale dance/music events may be held on existing licensed premises or
on an area or premises for which a limited licence is required. A limited
licence will also be required if the hours of an existing licence are to be
temporarily increased for such an event.

                     In licensing large scale               In determining such limited
  Need more          dance/music events the priority is     licence applications, particular
  information?       to ensure that liquor is responsibly   regard is had to:
  Call Consumer      sold and consumed in a safe            • the proposed location of the
  Affairs Victoria   environment and that the amenity       event (approvals will not be given
  Helpline on        of the surrounding neighbourhood       where the location is such as to
  1300 65 03 67.     is not unacceptably affected.          unacceptably impact on the
                     Requirements in respect of limited     amenity of any surrounding
                     licence applications for such events   residential areas), and
                     include:                               • licence conditions negotiated to
  Quick Tip          • the application is to be             ensure the responsible sale and
  If the event is       conspicuously displayed so as       consumption of liquor and the
  to be an all-age      to invite public attention for      conduct of a safe event, including:
  event, the            28 days (any objections will be       • no liquor permitted to be
  entire area will      subject to a hearing by the               brought into the event
  not be licensed.      Liquor Licensing Panel)                   site/premises
                     • consent from the relevant              • entry charges not to
                        council/shire                             include drink tickets or
                     • provision of an operating plan,            equivalents
                        including arrangements for:           • liquor sales staff to have
                        • health/safety of persons                completed a Responsible
                            attending, and                        Serving of Alcohol
                        • security                                Workshop
                     • provision of a premises/site plan      • security staff numbers to
                        identifying proposed liquor sales         be specified at a level
                        areas, and                                acceptable to Victoria
                     • consent from the Victoria Police.          Police




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Liquor Licensing Factsheet
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February 2004
                     • effective arrangements to
                       ensure underage persons are                   More information
                       not permitted on licensed
                       areas or to purchase liquor                   Information on liquor licensing is
                       • liquor to be sold in plastic                available from:
                           cups/cans only, and                       Consumer Affairs Victoria
                       • licensee/nominee to be                      Victorian Consumer &
                           identifiable and present at               Business Centre
                           all times during the event.               113 Exhitibiton Street
                     If the event is to be an all-age                Melbourne 3000
  Important                                                          Telephone: 1300 65 03 67
  In licensing       event, the entire area will not be
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  large scale        licensed. Rather specific liquor sales
  dance/music        and consumption areas will be
  events the         specified including the positioning
  priority is to     of security staff at entry/exit points
  ensure that        to such areas.                                  These guidelines require that
  liquor is          Voluntary guidelines for free or                adequate drinking water be
  responsibly sold   low-cost drinking water on licensed             available at the event.
  and consumed       premises have been developed and                If free drinking water is not
  in a safe          endorsed by The Department of                   feasible, low-cost drinking water
  environment        Human Services, Liquor Licensing,               must be available. This should be
  and that the       The Victoria Police and                         at a cost of less than the lowest
  amenity of the     representatives from the industry               price at which any alcoholic or
  surrounding        including the Australian Hotels                 non-alcoholic drink is sold on
  neighbourhood      Association, the Nightclub Owners               the premises.
  is not             Association and Restaurant and
  unacceptably       Catering Victoria.
  affected.




                     The information contained in this fact sheet is of a general nature only and should not be
                     regarded as a substitute for a reference to the legislation or professional advice.
                     Authorised by the Victorian Government, 121 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000.
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