Drink Licensing

The availability and sale of strong liquors, wines, and beer can boost your restaurant’s profit massively with excellent profit margins. Owning a liquor license is a vital aspect to consider when starting up a bar/restaurant.

Alcohol consumption is now part of our culture and everyday lives, and while managed responsibly, ignoring it in your restaurant would be a huge mistake. 

Alcoholic drinks have a lot to do with your business profit margin; markups for liquors are most times between 350-450%. Also, you can sell a glass of any alcoholic wine for the amount you bought the whole bottle.

So, if you haven’t gotten liquor licensing for your restaurant or bar, you are surely missing out on significant profit. Please read to learn how to get liquor licensing for your bars, restaurants, hotels, etc.

Across Australia, the law governing where you can drink differs in each territory and state, and the legal drinking age is 18+. 

The rules governing alcohol sales in Australia help reduce the harmful effects of alcohol on families, individuals, and communities.

What Is Liquor Licensing?

A liquor license is a government-issued permit that allows restaurants, bars, hotels, etc., to serve and sell alcoholic drinks legally. 

In Australia, without a liquor license, it is considered illegal to sell alcohol to customers; it can result in various charges ranging from jail time to fines.

What Liquor License Laws Govern

Liquor licenses in Australia vary across different state lines but have almost the same licensed laws. What do liquor license laws govern;

• The standard price of alcohol and the approved measurements.
• Liquor license quotas and costs.
• If alcohol can be sold to go or be served.
• When and where alcohol can be sold/consumed.
• To whom alcohol is sold to.
• The amount of alcohol served to consumers and the containers they are sold in.
• Liquor manufacturing and distribution laws.
• Who can wholesale/retail vendors sell to?

Categories Of Liquor Licenses In Australia

1) General Liquor License: This license permits the sale of alcohol to customers to drink in licensed premises and take away. Hotels, pubs, and taverns acquire this type of license.

2) Packaged Liquor License: This license permits the sale of alcohol to customers to take away from the supermarket or retail stores. The closing time for retail stores in Australia that sell alcohol is 11 pm.

3) Bring Your Own Alcohol(BYO) License: This license allows customers to come with their own alcohol and consume it on licensed premises. This license is usually obtained by clubs and restaurants that do not supply or sell alcohol.

Other specialized licenses include limited renewable license, full club license, pre-retail license(primarily for liquor importers, producers, and brewers), and vigneron’s license.

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