The Director of Liquor Licensing (Director ) is required to consider certain submissions:
- an official submission, or an objection made by an official (even if made about an advertised application after its submission deadline);
- an objection of a kind referred to in section 73(2) to (4) of the Liquor Control Act 1988 (even if made about an advertised application after its submission deadline); and
- a submission made about an advertised application before its submission deadline.
The Director may, but is not required to, consider any other submission. Where the Director considers a submission, the applicant will be provided with a copy and invited to respond within a specified timeframe. The Director must consider any response made by the applicant within the specified period.
Proceedings before the director of liquor licensing policy (opens a new window)
Determination
The decision maker will assess all information lodged with the application and, if applicable, this will include all submissions lodged in the document exchange process.
Once all documentation and any applicable submissions have been carefully considered, a decision will be made to either grant the licence, conditionally grant the licence or to refuse the application.
Either a notice or a full decision will be issued to all parties to the application.
The licence will be conditionally granted if there are outstanding requirements in relation to planning and/or the completion of the premises.
If the licence is granted, a pro-rata annual licence fee needs to be paid before the decision and the licence is issued.
Review
A person aggrieved by a reviewable decision may apply to the State Administrative Tribunal for a review of the decision (s 172O of the Liquor Control Act 1988). For more information, refer to the State Administrative Tribunal’s website.
Schedule 3 of the Act lists the kind of decisions that are a reviewable decision. These include liquor licences.
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