Approved Managers (Liquor Act 1992 only)
The new position of approved manager will increase professionalism throughout the industry and replaces the current nominee position for licences held under the Liquor Act only. The current position of nominee under the Wine Industry Act will remain.
An individual licensee or an approved manager must be on site or reasonably available during ordinary trading hours. Reasonably available means the ability to be readily contactable by staff and the capacity to attend the premises within one hour of being contacted.
An individual licensee or an approved manager must be on site during any period of approved extended trading hours.
If a company holds a licence, an approved manager will be mandatory. However, if an individual licensee is able to be on site or reasonably available during ordinary trading hours and on site during any period of approved extended trading hours, an approved manager will not be mandatory.
On 1 January 2009, all current nominees will be deemed to be approved managers until they complete the Responsible Management of a Licensed Venue (RMLV) and RSA training (if not already obtained) and apply to be approved managers.
As at 30 June 2010, all deemed approvals will expire.
This deemed status will also expire if the nominee leaves the premises they are currently approved for before becoming an approved manager.
Applicants seeking acceptance as approved managers who apply after 1 January 2009 will be required to have RMLV and RSA training completed prior to any final approval being granted.
A manager’s approval remains in force for five years.
It is not mandatory for current Liquor Nominees to complete a form by 1 January 2009 as they will be deemed Approved Managers until 30 June 2010.
Current Liquor Nominees may submit a Form 4a if they hold current RSA and RMLV completion of training certificates.
Any current Liquor Nominee who does not hold current RSA and RMLV completion of training certificates can complete the training and submit Form 4 by 30 April 2010 in order to meet the expiry date of 30 June 2010.
All current nominees will have to submit an application form to transition from DEEMED to Approved by 30 April 2010.
Approved Managers will hold a photo id card which is issued after their application is successfully processed.
A list of approved trainers is available on the RMLV and RSA pages of this web site.
Please note: the fee listed above does not include criminal history checks or RMLV training, which may also be required.
Download the the details on criminal history checks (PDF 365 K).
Form 4 Approved Manager (Liquor) (PDF 50 K) (PDF 50 K)
Form 4a FastTrackUpgrade Approved Manager (Liquor) (PDF 40 K) (PDF 45 K)
The application fee for both application types is $376
Nominees for licences under the Wine Industry Act 1994
Under the Wine Act, a premises covered by a Wine Producer Licence may have more than one nominee approved for a premises at any one time.
If an individual holds more than 1 licence, they must have a nominee for the other licence. Where a company holds a licence, a nominee is required.
When a nominee leaves a vineyard/winery the licensee must appoint a new nominee in either of these cases or may choose to in any other circumstances.
All paperwork should be lodged as soon as possible as it may take 4 to 6 weeks to obtain sufficient information to establish whether any new nominee is suitable to hold a licence.
The application will not be granted unless the applicant is acceptable to OLGR. Appointment to the position of Nominee will be dependant upon the outcome of a criminal history check.
The outgoing nominee should remain in control of the premises until the new nominee is approved, although it is recognised that this is not always possible.
Last reviewed 24 August 2009
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