Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 - SECT 34

Public display of licence application

34. Public display of licence application



(1) An applicant for the grant, variation or relocation of a licence (other
than a limited licence) must ensure that a notice of the application is
continuously displayed on the premises or site to which the application
relates or premises to which the licence is sought to be relocated during the
period of 28 days (or shorter period determined by the Director) immediately
after the application is made.

(2) The notice must be displayed in a manner that invites public attention to
the application.

(3) The Director may require that the size and format of the notice comply
with requirements specified by the Director.

(4) If it is not practicable to display the notice on the premises or site, it
is sufficient compliance with subsection (1) if the notice is conspicuously
displayed in accordance with subsection (2) on any adjoining premises.

(5) An applicant is deemed to have complied with subsections (1), (3) and (4)
if the Director is satisfied-

   (a)  that the applicant took all reasonable steps to ensure that the notice
        was continuously and conspicuously displayed as required under those
        subsections; and

   (b)  that any failure to keep the notice so displayed was not the fault of
        the applicant.

(6) A notice under this section must contain-

   (a)  the name of the applicant; and

   (b)  the address of the premises to which the application relates or to
        which the licensed premises are sought to be relocated; and

   (c)  the type of licence to which the application relates; and

   (d)  if the application is for a variation of the times during which the
        licence authorises the supply of liquor, the times sought in the
        application; and

   (e)  any conditions sought in relation to the grant, variation or
        relocation of the licence; and

   (f)  any other information required by the Director.



(7) The Director may require an applicant for the grant, variation or
relocation of a limited licence to display the application in accordance with
this section.

(8) This section does not apply in respect of an application made under
section 29(1)(b) for the variation of a licence.

Note Applications for variation under section 29(1)(b) can only be made by the
Chief Commissioner or a licensing inspector.