Alcohol Licensing
Determining a premises' cost/risk rating
Premises' cost/risk rating is determined by a combination of factors.
The table below shows how premises' cost/risk rating are determined. For example, a bottle store (scores 15) closing at 11pm (scores 3) with two enforcements in the last 18 months (scores 20) would have an overall cost/risk rating of 38.
| Licence type | Type of premises | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| On-licence | Class 1 restaurant, night club, tavern, adult premises | 15 |
| Class 2 restaurant, hotel, function centre | 10 | |
| Class 3 restaurant, other | 5 | |
| BYO restaurant, theatres, cinemas, winery cellar doors | 2 | |
| Off-licence | Supermarket, grocery store, bottle store | 15 |
| Hotel, tavern | 10 | |
| Class 1, 2 or 3 club, remote sale premises, other | 5 | |
| Winery cellar doors | 2 | |
| Club licence | Class 1 club | 10 |
| Class 2 club | 5 | |
| Class 3 club | 2 | |
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| Licence type | Latest trading hour allowed by licence | Weighting |
| On-licence or club licence | 2:00am or earlier | 0 |
| Between 2:01am and 3:00am | 3 | |
| Any time after 3:00am | 5 | |
| Off-licence (excl. remote sales premises) | 10:00pm or earlier | 0 |
| Any time after 10:00pm | 3 | |
| Remote sales premises | Not applicable | 0 |
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| Licence type | Number of enforcement holdings in last 18 months | Weighting |
| All licence types | None | 0 |
| 1 | 10 | |
| 2 or more | 20 | |
Definitions
Class 1 restaurants – restaurants with a significant separate bar area which, in the opinion of the relevant TA, operate that bar at least 1 night a week in the nature of a tavern, such as serving alcohol without meals to tables situated in the bar area.
Class 2 restaurants – restaurants that have a separate bar (which may include a small bar area) but which, in the opinion of the relevant TA, do not operate that area in the nature of tavern at any time.
Class 3 restaurants – restaurants that only serve alcohol to the table and do not have a separate bar area.
Class 1 clubs – clubs which, in the opinion of the TA, are large clubs (with 1,000 or more members of purchase age) and which, in the opinion of the relevant TA, operate in the nature of a tavern (for example a large working men's club, combined clubs, or large 'cossie' clubs).
Class 2 clubs – clubs which do not fit class 1 or class 3 definitions (for example larger sports clubs, medium sized RSAs, many provincial social clubs).
Class 3 clubs - clubs which, in the opinion of the TA, are small clubs (with fewer than 250 members of purchase age) and which operate a bar for 40 hours or less per week (for example small sports clubs like bowling clubs, golf clubs, bridge clubs, and small RSAs).
Enforcement – has the same meaning as a “Holding” under section 288 of the Act, or a previous offence for which a holding may have been issued if the offence had occurred before 18 December 2013.