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NSW special event limited liquor licence: application checklist

A checklist for a NSW limited liquor licence for a special event at a venue that is not already licensed: public-interest factors, the 28-day large-event lodgement, RSA, plans and the 14-day noticeboard period.

Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
Where it applies: New South Wales
AI use: Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
Law stated as at: 22 October 2026
Status: Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the 2 authorities it cites, for New South Wales.
Version: 1
Source: Written for this library

When to use it

Use when alcohol will be sold or supplied at a genuine, infrequent event and selling alcohol is not the sole reason for the event. If the event is a large private function, a town show or race meeting, or a fundraising event run for a not-for-profit, check whether a single-function limited licence fits better.

Used for these tasks

Prepare the special event liquor licence application

Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.

How AI may be used

AI may assemble the document list and a first draft of the public-interest answers from the event plan the organiser has confirmed. The lawyer checks that alcohol is not the sole purpose and that every control matches the plan of management.

AI may

Turn the event plan into the public-interest headings on the Liquor & Gaming NSW page
List missing documents against the all-applicant, individual and organisation lists
Flag if the event looks like one the page says is unlikely to be approved as a special event

AI must not

Must not invent patron numbers, council support, security numbers or food service
Must not say a fee amount unless it is copied from the current liquor fee schedule
Must not lodge the application

The lawyer checks

Selling alcohol is not the sole reason for the event, and the event is infrequent or temporary and genuine
A large-scale event of 2,000 or more is lodged at least 28 days before the function, or the late fee is accepted
RSA evidence covers the licensee and everyone who will serve, including volunteers and security with crowd control duties
The licensed area is defined, liquor is in opened containers, and takeaway is excluded

Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.

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