Liquor permits
The following permits are available under the Liquor Act 1992 or Wine Industry Act 1994:
Commercial public event permit
A commercial public event permit may be granted to the holder of a commercial hotel licence or commercial other licence for the purpose of catering for a public event away from the premises.
A community liquor permit is an authority issued for unlicensed non-proprietary organisations or clubs that wish to trade on one-off or irregular occasions.
A restricted liquor permit is issued for non-proprietary clubs that wish to trade for up to a maximum of 10 hours per week or 25 hours per week.
An extended hours permit is an authority that allows licensees and permit holders to extend current trading hours for a one-off occasion.
A wine permit can be issued to Queensland wine producer licence holders to allow the sale of licensee’s wine for one-off events away from the licensed premises.
Licensees must apply for an adult entertainment permit (AEP) if they wish to conduct sexually explicit entertainment.
Late applications
Applications that are lodged outside the following timeframes will not be accepted.
21 days prior to the event:
- community liquor permit
- one-off extended hours permit
- restricted liquor permit
- temporary variations to licences for one-off events.
28 days prior to the event:
- commercial public event permit
Eight weeks prior to the event:
- one-off adult entertainment permit.
Last reviewed 12 November 2010