How do you get business license for liquor sale in South Australia?

Introduction

Australians can never go without their beer. Whether it be a game or any other event or a function, a large glass of beer is always a necessary additive without which it is not quite the same. And the best place to party is the local bar or pub. Thus it makes quite good sense to set up a local watering hole, cause in south Australia, and the demand for liquor never ever comes down. 

All liquor licenses in the region are covered under the Liquor Licensing Act of 1997. Recently some drastic changes were made to the law to make it legally mandatory for bar staff to refuse service to customers who are already too drunk to maintain composure or are too intoxicated. This was enacted to make sure that the general public and the staff who actually serve the drinks, are not at the receiving end of over-drunk customers.

Amendments to the licensing law
Also the law has made certain changes to encourage responsible drinking on the part of the general public, for instance allowing them to take their unfinished wine from the restaurant. However this is only limited to wine so don’t think you can carry a bottle of your favorite scotch around after dinner.


The new regulations also allow for stricter control of the type of drinks served after 2 am and also the type of glasses they are served in. According to the regulations, plastic cups are supposed to be used after 3 am. Add to the fact that after the said time they cannot serve shots or any alcoholic beverage with more than 45ml of alcohol.

In fact after the 3 am deadline, no new patrons would be allowed to enter the premises as well. Though these regulations are well meant with the ultimate aim of the government being to bring down the number of accidents and incidents involving highly intoxicated customers, the feasibility of the laws and the extent to which they will be followed is a huge question mark. Not only are customers going to not like these new set of laws, the hotels and bars themselves think of some of the regulations as completely unnecessary.

Smaller bars
Another set of amendments to the law will enable the setting up of smaller bars with less number of operating hours. But they will be allowed to provide live entertainment without having to apply for another permit. This will mean low setting up cost not only for the investors of the business, but also lower rates for the patrons.