Vision
Lawful liquor and gambling activities are provided for the social and economic benefit of Western Australians.
The department is responsible for regulating and maintaining the integrity of lawful racing, gambling and liquor activities for Western Australians to participate in.
Liquor news
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Minimising harm key driver for latest Pilbara wide liquor restrictions
A number of restrictions to further minimise alcohol related harm in the Pilbara region will come into effect from 31 March 2019 following a decision by the Director of Liquor Licensing.
More information on the Pilbara wide liquor restrictions.
Gazette Notice to Authorise Extended Trading Hours on Long Weekends and Christmas 2019 for Liquor Stores (Non Metropolitan Area)
The gazette notice provides authorisation for liquor stores outside of the metro area to trade between 10 am and 10 pm on the following dates without lodging an application for an extended trading permit. (Please note that the premises listed in the gazette notice are exempt and must lodge an application to be considered on its merits).
- 27 January 2019
- 3 March 2019
- 21 April 2019
- 2 June 2019
- 29 September 2019
- 15, 22 and 29 December 2019.
Liquor Control Amendment Act amendments
Summary of amendments to the Liquor Control Amendment Act
More applications go online
People applying for one-off Extended Trading Permits and Addition/Variation approval can now do so online.
RSA Training for Crowd Controllers
From 1 July 2018 all licensed crowd controllers working on licensed premises will be required to have Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) training. The RSA course can be completed online and a list of registered training organisations is available online.
For further information, please view the Director’s Policy on Mandatory Training. The current RSA course code is SITHFAB002, however if you have competed an RSA course previously, page three of the policy lists the old RSA courses that are still considered acceptable by the licensing authority.
Licensees may wish to incorporate this information into their training registers, to ensure all crowd controllers working on the premises have undertaken the training. However, this is not a mandatory requirement.
Online lodgement guides
The department is working towards having all applications for various licences, permits, approvals etc available online.
Currently, a number of applications can be accessed online, with the remainder to be added in due course.
To help our customers lodge their application, we have developed:
Racing, gaming and liquor FAQs
To help our customers and stakeholders access the relevant information for the services they require, the department has drafted a number of FAQs and responses relating to all three areas of our portfolio.
To find information on the service you require, click on the relevant link below: