A packaged liquor sales licence allows you to sell liquor for takeaway and by direct sales transactions.
When applying you'll need to meet certain requirements and provide a range of documents
Licence summary
Activities
A packaged liquor sales licence allows you to:
- sell liquor for takeaway
- sell liquor by direct sales transactions, such as through online sales or by mail order
- sell or supply liquor for sampling on the licensed premises.
The licence does not authorise the sale of packaged liquor from a drive-in or drive-through bottle shop.
Premises
The licensed premises must only carry out business specified by the licence and must be physically separate from premises used for other commercial purposes. You may be eligible for an exemption from this requirement.
A packaged liquor sales licence can't be granted at any of the following types of premises (or premises accessed directly through any of these), unless you can demonstrate that there is a proper reason to do so:
- premises used primarily as a restaurant or for the preparation and sale of food for immediate consumption away from the premises (or both)
- premises ordinarily known as or advertised as a supermarket, convenience store or delicatessen
- premises used primarily for the sale of non-consumable domestic or commercial goods or merchandise
- petrol stations, including any parts of a petrol station that consist of a shop selling goods by retail or used for or in connection with the repair and servicing of motor vehicles
- premises used primarily for the sale of tobacco products and e-cigarettes products
- premises used directly or indirectly in connection with the sale of firearms or ammunition
- premises that are a public conveyance - eg a bus or a boat.
Trading hours
Takeaway
You'll need to specify the hours you want to sell liquor for takeaway. The hours you specify must not exceed 13 hours between 8.00 am and 10:00 pm on any day.
Online and mail order
You can sell liquor by direct sales transactions - eg online or by mail order - at any time on any day, but it can only be delivered in South Australia between 8.00 am and 10:00 pm.
Your licence may be granted subject to conditions.
Optional additions
Prescribed entertainment
You'll need to apply for prescribed entertainment consent if you want to host any entertainment that:
- is sexually explicit
- involves boxing or martial arts.
Having prescribed entertainment consent will affect your annual fees.
Licence summary
Activities
A packaged liquor sales licence allows you to:
- sell liquor for takeaway
- sell liquor by direct sales transactions, such as through online sales or by mail order
- sell or supply liquor for sampling on the licensed premises.
The licence does not authorise the sale of packaged liquor from a drive-in or drive-through bottle shop.
Premises
The licensed premises must only carry out business specified by the licence and must be physically separate from premises used for other commercial purposes. You may be eligible for an exemption from this requirement.
A packaged liquor sales licence can't be granted at any of the following types of premises (or premises accessed directly through any of these), unless you can demonstrate that there is a proper reason to do so:
- premises used primarily as a restaurant or for the preparation and sale of food for immediate consumption away from the premises (or both)
- premises ordinarily known as or advertised as a supermarket, convenience store or delicatessen
- premises used primarily for the sale of non-consumable domestic or commercial goods or merchandise
- petrol stations, including any parts of a petrol station that consist of a shop selling goods by retail or used for or in connection with the repair and servicing of motor vehicles
- premises used primarily for the sale of tobacco products and e-cigarettes products
- premises used directly or indirectly in connection with the sale of firearms or ammunition
- premises that are a public conveyance - eg a bus or a boat.
Trading hours
Takeaway
You'll need to specify the hours you want to sell liquor for takeaway. The hours you specify must not exceed 13 hours between 8.00 am and 10:00 pm on any day.
Online and mail order
You can sell liquor by direct sales transactions - eg online or by mail order - at any time on any day, but it can only be delivered in South Australia between 8.00 am and 10:00 pm.
Your licence may be granted subject to conditions.
Optional additions
Prescribed entertainment
You'll need to apply for prescribed entertainment consent if you want to host any entertainment that:
- is sexually explicit
- involves boxing or martial arts.
Having prescribed entertainment consent will affect your annual fees.
What you'll need
Documents
Licences restricted to direct sales transactions
If you're applying for a licence that only allows you to sell packaged liquor through direct sales transactions such as online sales or mail order, you'll need to upload these documents:
- a copy of the partnership agreement if you're applying as a partnership
- an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) extract if you're applying as a company
- a copy of the relevant trust deed if you're applying as a trustee of a trust.
All other applications
To apply for a licence that isn't restricted to direct sales transactions, you'll need to upload these documents (a clear photo is acceptable):
- a community impact submission to demonstrate that the grant of the licence is in the community interest
- two floor plans of the venue - how to submit a plan of licensed venue (PDF 344KB)
- permission from the landlord - landlords consent form (PDF 111KB)
- the certificate of title.
If you're applying as:
- a company, you'll need an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) extract
- a trustee of trust, you'll need a copy of the relevant trust deed.
Positions of authority
Each person in a position of authority will be required to upload 100 points of ID. More information can be found on the South Australian Police website.
Responsible persons
At all times that the venue is open for trade to the public, it will need to be supervised by a responsible person. This is either:
- the licensee
- a director of the licensee (where the licensee is a company)
- a person approved by the commissioner as a responsible person.
If the person you want to supervise your venue isn't approved as a responsible person, you can apply for them to be approved. You can do this as part of your licence application.
If a person has already been approved under another current liquor or gaming licence in South Australia, a responsible person application is only required if their circumstances have changed since their last approval.
If the person you want to supervise your venue is already approved you don’t need to do anything further.
Anyone performing the duties of a responsible person must wear an identification badge (RP badge) issued by the commissioner.
Check if someone is approved as a responsible person - you'll need the ID number from their RP badge.
After submitting your application
After you have submitted your application you must:
- provide a copy of the permit issued by your local council if you intend to apply for extension of trading area - the permit must be in the applicant’s name
- provide a completed Council Approvals – Liquor Licence Application form (PDF 50.89KB), unless your licence will be restricted to the sale of liquor through direct sales transactions only.
If you don’t have development approval but have been granted planning consent from local council and the venue isn't finished, the commissioner can grant you a certificate and then grant the licence once the venue is complete. There is no additional application to convert your certificate into a licence.
The documents must be lodged 7 days before the date that your application will be considered. You'll be advised of this date after you submit your application.
If documents aren't lodged 7 days before, your application will be adjourned for 6 months.
Once all outstanding documents are lodged, the application will be re-listed for determination. If the outstanding documents aren't received within 6 months the application will be dismissed.
What happens next
You can log in to LGO at any time to track the progress of your application.
Some applications are sent to the South Australia Police Licensing Enforcement Branch.
Some are also required to be advertised.
CBS will advise you of the next steps and what you need to do.
Submissions and interventions
If your application needs to be advertised, anyone will be able to submit their concerns and object to the application.
For example, if your neighbours think your business is going to be noisy or if they are concerned your business will have an impact on the neighbourhood they may consider lodging a submission with the commissioner.
The police may also intervene in your application if they have concerns about public safety and disturbance or the fitness and propriety of any person holding the licence.
If all the approvals are in place and there are no concerns raised by any member of the public (submissions) or police (interventions), the application process will take approximately six to eight weeks.
Submissions or interventions must be lodged at least seven days before the determination date.
If anyone submits a concern regarding your application you'll receive a copy.
You may then be asked to submit a response to the commissioner.
In some rare circumstances, you may also be asked to:
- take part in a conciliation conference with SAPOL (or anyone else who submitted their concerns) and the commissioner or a delegate
- attend a hearing before the Licensing Court.
When determining a matter, the commissioner or delegate must consider all submissions, interventions and responses.
Contact CBS Liquor and Gaming
Email: liquorandgaming@sa.gov.au
Phone: 131 882
Post:
GPO Box 2169
Adelaide SA 5001
