A special drink on premises authorisation is available for small scale producers of beer, cider and spirits.
The authorisation is suitable for micro-breweries or small distilleries that want to sell their own products for consumption on their premises in full serves, not just tastings. The authorisation also allows wine produced elsewhere to be sold for consumption on-site. Conditions apply, including a patron limit of 120 and making sure food is available.
Read: Special licensing option for micro-breweries small distilleries Fact Sheet PDF, 121.02 KB
Your application can take longer to review if we don’t have all the details we need to assess it. We will come back to you to obtain the missing information to progress your application. You can help us speed up the process by:
The information below will help you to prepare your application and gather all the necessary supporting materials for your licence.
To qualify for this authorisation you need to either be a beer, cider and/or spirits producer with a producer/wholesaler licence, or applying for a new producer/wholesaler licence with the authorisation.
You must have the appropriate development consent and still operate in line with the conditions of consent. If you want to change your conditions, you will need to lodge a development application with your local council.
If you already hold a producer/wholesaler licence you will need the below to apply for the authorisation:
If you do not hold a producer/wholesaler licence you can apply for the authorisation when you apply for the producer/wholesaler licence.
Standard conditions form – On Premises, Producer Wholesaler, Small Bar, Packaged Online (Delivery only) PDF, 744.37 KB
Consumption on premises liquor trading hours:
Retail take-away sales of their licensee’s product can be made to the public during the following hours:
Provided Council consent is in place, the venue’s consumption on premises liquor trading hours may be extended to 2am.
(Please note: the liquor trading hours for take away sales cannot be extended)
The extended trading authorisation form PDF, 1083.66 KB is available.
The application fee for the authorisation includes a non-refundable processing fee.
If you’re looking to start a new business, you can apply for the special authorisation at the same time as applying for a new producer/wholesaler licence. The application fee for the combined application is reduced, and is the same as for a small bar licence.
Use our Liquor Fee Schedule to calculate your fee.
This form contains a list of conditions which the Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority and/or its delegates may impose if the licence is granted.
The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority and/or its delegates may impose additional or alternative conditions if warranted. However, the party seeking additional or alternative conditions must demonstrate the need for those conditions.
If you would like to seek alternate conditions, and/or additional conditions, please indicate the relevant condition number, alternative condition text and/or additional condition as well as the reasons in the space provided below the conditions list. You can attach additional information on separate pages if required.
Please attach the completed form to your online liquor licence application at lodgement.
Lodging this form with your liquor licence application will reduce the processing time.
You must be 18 years or older and authorised to lodge this licence application.
You can apply for the authorisation in two ways:
Once your application is lodged, you will receive a site notice. This notice must be affixed to the location of the proposed licensed premises and must be provided to the occupiers of surrounding buildings.
We will advertise your application on the Liquor and Gaming Application Noticeboard for 30 days. The community can comment on your application, as well as people who were consulted as part of the CIS process, if applicable.
Use our online feedback form to send us your questions, suggestions or feedback. You can also:
Call: 1300 024 720 | Monday to Friday 9am - 4pm
Email: contact.us@liquorandgaming.nsw.gov.au
Access the Liquor Act 2007 and the Liquor Regulation 2018 at www.legislation.nsw.gov.au
