Liquor Licensing
Frichot Lawyers have extensive experience and expertise in all aspects of Liquor Licensing Law.We have assisted our clients in securing liquor licences and permits for liquor stores, small bars, hotels, taverns, micro-brewing and wine production facilities, nightclubs and restaurants – including for some of the State’s premier resorts and facilities (Mandoon Estate, Bunker Bay Quay West Resort, Exmouth Novotel, Margaret River Quest, Smiths Beach Resort and Broome Cable Beach Club).
Frichot & Frichot regularly advises and represents licensees in dealings with the Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor; acquisition and sale of licensed premises and businesses; extended trading permit applications; alteration and redefinition of licensed premises; removal of licences; applications for new licences; objections to new licences; representation in disciplinary proceedings in the Liquor Commission and prosecutions in the Magistrates Court.
Our Liquor Licensing Law Practice Areas
Licence & Permit Applications
- Public Interest Assessment submissions
- Application Forms
- Consumer Demand evidence
- Local Government (Planning/Health) approvals
- Lease documentation
- Probity and Police checks
- Objections and Police/Health Department/Local Government Interventions
Transfers, Removals & Protection Orders
- Preparation of Sale Contract
- (Stamp) Duty assessment
- Liquor Licence Transfer applications
- Lease documentation
- Settlement of Sale/Purchase
Alterations, Variations and Profit Sharing
- Profit Sharing Arrangement Approvals
- Alterations to Licensed Premises
- Redefining the Licensed Area at Licensed Premises
- Varying Conditions of Licence
Objections & Noise Complaints
Prosecutions, Infringements and Disciplinary Action
- Advice on infringements, offences and penalties
- Court representation and advocacy
- Section 95 Disciplinary Action under the Liquor Control Act
- Appeals