Liquor Licence Patron Numbers Many licensees will have recently received correspondence from LCV referring to the introduction of patron numbers on their liquor licences. Responses are due by 22 October 2024. Licensees who will have been contacted are those who currently have no patron capacity on their liquor licence. For some premises the introduction of…
BSP Lawyers are pleased to announce Matthew Elefanty has become a Director of the firm from 1 July 2024. Matthew has spent 8 years with BSP refining his practice in the hospitality, planning and commercial spaces, building client and industry relationships that have continued to solidify the professionalism that BSP is known for. Working with…
Yesterday the Victorian Greens announced a commitment from the Victorian Labor Government to set default limits on carded play and for reform of the community benefits scheme for club venue operators. Katherine Copsey, Victorian Legislative Council representative for the Greens, commented that: ‘… plans are currently underway to introduce mandatory carded play to poker machine…
Since the de-merger of liquor and gaming regulation, the new Victorian liquor regulatory body, Liquor Control Victoria (LCV), have published statements regarding their current approaches to compliance, leading to a regulatory environment where licensees are increasingly being held to account for failures to comply with the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 (LCRA). These failures include…
On 12 December 2023, legislation making important amendments to Victorian tax laws received Royal Assent. Below is a summary of some of the amendments which are most likely to impact property owners, vendors and purchasers. If a sale of land contract is made on or after 1 January 2024, the contract must not require the…
The Victorian Government has announced an extension to COVID-19 exemptions under the planning scheme that relate to use of outdoor areas across Victoria. These were due to expire on 12 October 2023 but have been extended for a further 12 month period. In October 2020, the Victorian Government amended the planning scheme to facilitate hospitality…
The Victorian Government has this week introduced the Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2023, which proposes to make changes to the Gambling Regulation Act 2003 (the Act). This is the first of the proposed reforms to the gambling industry to reach legislation stage. The bill still needs to be debated and passed in both house of…
The Victorian Government has recently announced changes in respect of liquor licensing and gaming in Victoria as follows: Statewide changes to liquor licence application and renewal fees The Liquor Control Reform Regulations 2023 have now commenced operation. The new regulations introduce amended liquor licence renewal fees which will apply for the 2024 calendar year with…
Liquor Control Victoria (the Commission) has previously granted a number of temporary limited licences to venues in response to COVID-19 which allowed licensees to temporarily extend their red line area. The Commission had previously announced that all privately-owned outdoor area temporary limited licences are set to expire on 15 December 2022. The Commission have now…
The Victorian Government has announced that as a result of the impacts of COVID-19, payments for gaming machine entitlements are able to be deferred, with the first two instalment payments able to be deferred until 31 May 2023.
