Liquor & Gaming NSW has introduced a new interim restaurant authorisation, allowing restaurants and cafes to serve alcohol under standard trading hours and conditions as soon as they apply for an on-premises liquor license, rather than waiting for it to be approved.
To qualify for an interim restaurant authorisation, restaurants and cafes must have planning approval to use the premises as a restaurant or café with local council, and must not have applied for any other authorisations, such as extended trading hours.
Before venues engage in the sale of liquor they must also ensure that staff is certified in the Responsible Service of Alcohol, and that mandatory liquor law signs are displayed.
Those granted an interim restaurant authorisation will only be able to serve alcohol between 10am to midnight Monday to Saturday, and 10am to 10pm on Sunday.
Liquor and Gaming NSW also said they will “continue to assess the liquor license application as per existing arrangements” for those who have been issued the authorisation, including the assessment of the application and future full grant or refusal of the licence.
Interim restaurant applications will be issued from today. A non-refundable fee of $700 applies to all new on-premises liquor licence applications.
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