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title: "Statement of risks and potential effects (SoRPE) preparation checklist for a NSW liquor licence application"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/liquor-gaming-and-wagering-licensing/statement-of-risks-and-potential-effects-checklist"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a58-statement-of-risks-and-potential-effects-checklist"
area_id: "A58"
kind: "checklist"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
task_ids: ["A58-N20261018-3", "A58-N20261018-2"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-18"
---

# 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…

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Law stated as at: 2026-10-18

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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.

## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [Liquor, Gaming & Wagering Licensing](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/liquor-gaming-and-wagering-licensing.md)
- Jurisdictions: New South Wales, Australia
- AI level: Yellow. AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-18
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-18 against the 3 authorities it cites, for New South Wales and Australia.

## 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](https://ailawframework.com/practice/liquor-gaming-and-wagering-licensing.md#A58-N20261018-3)
- [Build the locality profile for a licence application](https://ailawframework.com/practice/liquor-gaming-and-wagering-licensing.md#A58-N20261018-2)

## 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

## Authorities

- [Liquor Act 2007 (NSW) s 72I (statement of risks and potential effects: required content; approved form)](https://classic.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/la2007107/s72i.html)
- [Liquor & Gaming NSW, Statement of Risks and Potential Effects (SoRPE): liquor licences (what must be included; consultation not mandatory; topics to address; form)](https://www.nsw.gov.au/business-and-economy/liquor-and-gaming/liquor-licensing/apply-manage/sorpe)
- [Liquor & Gaming NSW, Apply for a liquor licence in NSW (documents to lodge; consultation period; timing where there are community objections)](https://www.nsw.gov.au/business-and-economy/liquor-and-gaming/liquor-licensing/apply-manage/apply-liquor-licence)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/liquor-gaming-and-wagering-licensing/statement-of-risks-and-potential-effects-checklist and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*