Community impact statement
The community impact statement (CIS) is a carefully prepared submission lodged with an application for a liquor licence. It shows how activities on the licensed premises will impact on the amenity of the community in which it is located.
When is a CIS required?
A CIS is required with the following applications:
- new licence (except for community other)
- detached bottle shop
- variation of licence
- extended trading hours approval on a regular basis to include trading between 12 midnight and 5:00am.
What does a CIS need to address?
The CIS should include:
- the existing and projected population and demographic trends in the locality
- the number of persons residing in, resorting to or passing through the locality, and their respective expectations
- the likely health and social impacts that granting the application would have on the population of the locality
- an assessment of the magnitude, duration and probability of the occurrence of the health and social impacts
- the proximity to identified sub-communities within the locality of the proposed licensed premises or proposed premises to which the proposed permit is to relate - for example, schools and places of worship - and the likely impact on those sub-communities.
Types of CIS
There are two types of CIS: standard and full.
A standard CIS is required for the following applications:
- new licence (other than community other)
- detached bottle shop
- extended trading hours approval.
A full CIS is mandatory for the following applications:
- commercial hotel licence
- commercial other (subsidiary on-premises) licence where the principal activity is the provision of entertainment (nightclubs)
- any new licence or variation where entertainment is provided after 8 pm and the noise level generated will exceed 90 dBA
- extended trading hours approvals after 2 am.
Download the CIS fact sheet (PDF 70 K) and CIS guideline (PDF 130 K) for more information.
Last reviewed 8 August 2011