Notify to trade on Anzac Day or New Years

Your authority and the conditions of your licence set the rules for when you are allowed to trade.

General guidance on public holiday trading can be found under the key conditions of your licence authority type.

Extend trading

Some liquor licences allow extended trading hours on Anzac Day and New Year’s Day.

• You must still follow all other conditions of your licence such as the availability of meals, security and responsible service of alcohol.
• If you have a different type of liquor licence, check your permitted trading hours.
• If your licence does not allow extended hours, you may be able to apply for a special event authority.
• Operating without giving notice is a breach of regulations and you risk disciplinary action.

Anzac Day

Club authorities can notify the director of liquor licensing if they want to open earlier than usual.

• You must give 28 days notice to the director.
• You need to include authorisation from a sub-branch of the Returned Services League (RSL).
• A light meal or full meal must be available during the extended hours.
• You can host a game of two-up on behalf of an RSL club with their approval, but all profits must go to the RSL club.

New Year celebrations

Notify the director of liquor licensing by 3 December each year to:

• trade until 2am on New Year's Day for the following authorities
  • restaurant
  • restaurant bar
  • club
  • small bar
  • public bar
• trade for an extra hour on New Year's Day for the following authorities
  • late night
  • extended late night.