Checklist · Liquor, Gaming & Wagering Licensing
Statement of risks and potential effects (SoRPE) preparation checklist for a NSW liquor licence application
A checklist for preparing the statement of risks and potential effects that must accompany certain NSW liquor licence applications (formerly the community impact statement): the five matters s 72I requires, evidence for the locality profile, mitigation, benefits and consultation records.
- Kind
- Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Where it applies
- New South Wales, Australia
- AI use
- Yellow AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at
- 18 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 18 October 2026 against the 3 authorities it cites, for New South Wales and Australia.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use when preparing a NSW liquor licence, authorisation or approval application that needs a SoRPE, after checking the Liquor & Gaming NSW notification requirements for the application type. Adapt the evidence lists for other states’ community impact or public interest submissions.
Used for these tasks
- Prepare the community impact submission for a liquor licence application
- Build the locality profile for a 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 compile the locality profile from public data and draft the statement from the applicant’s confirmed plan of management, but the lawyer checks every factual claim and the applicant confirms every proposed control and benefit before lodgement.
AI may
- Compile nearby points of interest, other licensed premises and community facilities from public maps, registers and council plans, with sources and dates
- Draft the statement’s sections from the applicant’s plan of management, security plan and consultation records
- Cross-check that every control the statement proposes also appears in the plan of management and proposed licence conditions
AI must not
- Must not state crime, health or density figures without a cited, current source
- Must not describe consultation that did not happen, or summarise community views beyond what the records show
- Must not commit the applicant to controls, trading hours or benefits it has not confirmed in writing
The lawyer checks
- The application type has been checked against the current notification requirements to confirm a SoRPE is needed and in the approved form
- All five matters in s 72I(1) are addressed, including employment or opportunities in live music, arts, tourism and the community or cultural sector
- Each risk identified has a matching control that the applicant will accept as a licence condition if asked
- Locality data is current and sourced, and consultation records are on file
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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The summary, the law it rests on and the AI-use guidance above stay public. Privacy.
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