Dru offers legal advice and assistance with applications to apply for:

  • Hotel licences (full hotel licence/general bar licence)
  • Small Bars
  • Bottleshops (packaged liquor licence)
  • Packaged liquor licences (delivery only)
  • Restaurant licences
  • Caterer’s licence (off-site catering/function centres)
  • Accommodation venues (motels/resorts/B&Bs with more than eight guests)
  • Wholesaler licence
  • Producer licences (brewery, distillery, vineyard)
  • Sporting facilities/events (e.g. surf clubs/outdoor recreation facilities)
  • Vessel licences
  • Karaoke venues
  • Pop-up events
  • Live music, arts, and cultural events venues
  • On-premises licences for Hairdressers and beauticians

Dru provides various other types of liquor licensing services, including:

  • Applications for new authorisations for an existing liquor licence, such as:
    • Primary service authorisation for a restaurant liquor licence
    • Sale on other premises authorisation for a caterer’s liquor licence
    • Extended trading authorisation
    • Minors area authorisation
    • Drink on-premises authorisation
    • Special drink on-premises authorisation for micro-breweries and distillers
  • Applications to transfer an existing liquor licence
  • Applications to manage an existing liquor licence by applying for:
    • A change to the boundaries of the licensed area of premises
    • A change to licence conditions/business type where circumstances or business model change
    • A change to the name of licensed premises
    • The approval and appointment of a person to the position of approved manager
  • Preparation of documentation to accompany liquor licence applications, including:
    • A Statement of Risks and Potential Effects
    • Plans of Management
    • Social Impact Assessments (by consultant planners)
  • Representation in prosecutorial proceedings before courts or tribunals concerning matters such as:
    • Disturbance complaints. A disturbance complaint against a licensed venue is likely to be one of two things, or both:
      • Excessive noise – from activities inside the venue or people leaving the venue
      • Antisocial behaviour from people leaving the venue – littering, damage to property, or alcohol-related violence
    • Offences under the Liquor Act, Local Government Act, and the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act (e.g., a breach of liquor licence conditions)
    • Merits reviews of Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) decisions made under delegation by senior staff in Liquor & Gaming NSW
    • Appeals to the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal