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Patron capacity notification form

What this form is for?

Use this form to tell us of the patron capacity of your licensed premises.

If you don’t submit your patron capacity or the number you provide isn't accurate, the Secretary of Customer Service can determine the patron capacity of your venue. That number will be used to calculate your 2024 patron capacity risk loading.

Who can lodge this form?

  • a licensee
  • an approved manager
  • a contact person
  • an authorised legal representative

What you will need:

  • You need to know the current patron capacity of your venue (excluding accommodation areas).
  • You need to provide evidence to support the information you supply, for example:
    • a copy of your development consent
    • written advice provided by your local council
    • your annual fire inspection records from Fire & Rescue NSW.
  • Your liquor licence details
  • Your personal and contact details
  • Please complete and attach an authorisation consent letter if you are not listed as a licensee, approved manager or contact person on your liquor licence document.

More information

  • Visit the Risk-based loadings and exemptions page for more information about patron capacity.
  • Make sure you take your time in answering all the mandatory questions and sign all required declarations. You will not be able to make changes once the notification is submitted.
  • If information is missing, processing this form will be delayed.
  • After submitting your notification, you will be sent an email confirmation with a copy of your notification. This will be sent to the email you provided on the form.
  • If you do not receive an email confirmation, your notification may not have been submitted. Please contact us to check.

Key dates

The closing date for lodgement of this notification is 15 March 2024. Notifications received after this date will not be processed.

Cost:

There is no fee for this notification.

Need more information?

Call: 1300 024 720


Part 1- Liquor licence details:

Red * marked as mandatory field


Part 2- Applicant details:

Please attach an authorisation consent letter here if you are not listed as a licensee, approved manager or contact person on the liquor licence document.

You can attach your file here. This can be a PDF, word, JPG or png file. 2MB is the maximum file size.

Part 3- Patron capacity information

You can upload a maximum of 3 files (max 2MB each). These can be pdf, word, excel, jpg or png files.

Part 4- Declarations

  • I declare that I am 18 years or older and I am authorised to lodge this notification.
  • I declare that the contents of this notification including the attachments are true, correct and complete and that I have made all reasonable enquiries to obtain the information required to complete this notification.
  • I undertake to notify as soon as possible Liquor & Gaming NSW (L&GNSW) of any change to the information in this notification if the information changes before the notification is determined.
  • I acknowledge that under s. 36 of the Gaming and Liquor Administration Act 2007 and s. 307A of the Crimes Act 1900 it is an offence to provide false, misleading or incomplete information in this notification.
  • I acknowledge that failure to provide all required information will result in the delay or refusal of this notification.
  • I understand that specific details I have supplied in this notification may be ‘personal information’ under the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998. Personal information is any information or opinion that identifies an individual, or enables someone to identify an individual. I acknowledge that L&GNSW is collecting information on behalf of Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority to enable processing of the notification.
  • I acknowledge that L&GNSW is collecting information to enable processing of the notification. I also understand that L&GNSW will use the information for its intended purpose only, store the information securely, and allow the applicant or licensee to access and update the information. When processing this notification, L&GNSW may need to disclose information to other Government agencies.
  • I understand that L&GNSW may use information provided in the notification to conduct further inquiries to ensure compliance with regulatory obligations.
15. Authorisation *

Details of the person making the above declarations and acknowledgements

You cannot edit this notification once you submit.

A copy of your responses will be emailed to the email address you provided.