Version No. 110
No. 94 of 1998
Version incorporating amendments as at
1 July 2024
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Version No. 110
No. 94 of 1998
Version incorporating amendments as at
1 July 2024
1 General information
See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.
Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 8 October 1998
Legislative Council: 10 November 1998
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill to reform the law relating to the supply and consumption of liquor, to repeal the Liquor Control Act 1987, to make consequential amendments to other Acts and for other purposes."
The Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 was assented to on 24 November 1998 and came into operation as follows:
Part 1 (sections 1–6) on 24 November 1998: section 2(1); rest of Act on 17 February 1999: Special Gazette (No. 22) 16 February 1999 page 3.
Style changes
Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.
References to ILA s. 39B
Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided section or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subsections or subclauses, the original section or clause becomes subsection or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original section or clause.
Interpretation
As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:
All headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. See section 36(1A)(2A).
• Examples, diagrams or notes
All examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A).
• Punctuation
All punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 forms part of that Act. Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. See section 36(3B).
• Provision numbers
All provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001. Provision numbers include section numbers, subsection numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).
• Location of "legislative items"
A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of an Act is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.
• Other material
Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of an Act.
See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).
2 Table of Amendments
This publication incorporates amendments made to the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 182(2)(Sch. 4 cl. 3(4)) on 31.1.13: S. 182(2)(Sch. 4 cl. 3(4)); Sch. 6 cl. 16(4) inserted on 16.12.21 by No. 49/2021 s. 60: Special Gazette (No. 693) 7.12.21 p. 1 (as amended by No. 26/2022 s. 26)
Sch. 6 cl. 16(4) repealed Sch. 6 cl. 16 on 16.12.23
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
The Constitution Act Amendment (Amendment) Act 1999, No. 24/1999
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Statute Law Revision Act 2000, No. 74/2000
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Liquor Control Reform (Amendment) Act 2001, No. 21/2001
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Liquor Control Reform (Prohibited Products) Act 2001, No. 88/2001
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 197 on 1.9.02: Government Gazette 29.8.02 p. 2333
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Liquor Control Reform (Packaged Liquor Licences) Act 2002, No. 39/2002
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Small Business Commissioner Act 2003, No. 6/2003
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
ANZAC Day (Amendment) Act 2003, No. 96/2003
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Gambling Regulation Act 2003, No. 114/2003
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 12.1.3(Sch. 6 item 9) on 1.7.04: Government Gazette 1.7.04 p. 1843
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Liquor Control Reform (Underage Drinking and Enhanced Enforcement) Act 2004, No. 92/2004
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 3–36 on 8.12.04: s. 2(1); s. 37(a) on 1.3.06: Government Gazette 23.2.06 p. 366
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 115) on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2005, No. 18/2005
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 18(Sch. 1 item 60) on 12.12.05: Government Gazette 1.12.05 p. 2781
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Health Professions Registration Act 2005, No. 97/2005
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Liquor Control Reform (Amendment) Act 2006, No. 8/2006
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 6.1.2(Sch. 7 item 26) on 1.7.07: Government Gazette 28.6.07 p. 1304
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Infringements (Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2006, No. 32/2006
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 86, 87 on 1.7.06: Government Gazette 29.6.06 p. 1315
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Public Sector Acts (Further Workplace Protection and Other Matters) Act 2006, No. 80/2006
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Gambling Legislation Amendment (Problem Gambling and Other Measures) Act 2007, No. 72/2007
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Liquor Control Reform Amendment Act 2007, No. 73/2007
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 4–10, 12, 14, 15, 17(2), 18, 24–26 on 19.12.07: Special Gazette (No. 342) 18.12.07 p. 1; s. 13 on 7.2.08: Government Gazette 7.2.08 p. 236; ss 11, 16, 17(1), 19–23 on 22.5.08: Special Gazette (No. 134) 21.5.08 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Motor Car Traders Amendment Act 2008, No. 4/2008
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Infringements and Other Acts Amendment Act 2008, No. 9/2008
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 4–8 on 1.7.08: Special Gazette (No. 172) 27.6.08 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2008, No. 21/2008
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Fundraising Appeals and Consumer Acts Amendment Act 2009, No. 2/2009
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Liquor Control Reform Amendment (Enforcement) Act 2009, No. 8/2009 (as amended by No. 55/2009)
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 4–7, 9–26 on 2.6.09: Special Gazette (No. 163) 2.6.09 p. 1; s. 8 on 1.1.10: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Liquor Control Reform Amendment (Licensing) Act 2009, No. 59/2009 (as amended by No. 1/2010)
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 31 on 21.10.09: s. 2(1); ss 27, 29 on 29.10.09: Government Gazette 29.10.09 p. 2729; ss 4–26, 28, 30, 32 on 1.1.10: Government Gazette 29.10.09 p. 2729
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Criminal Procedure Amendment (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2009, No. 68/2009
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 97(Sch. item 78) on 1.1.10: Government Gazette 10.12.09: p. 3215
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Liquor Control Reform Amendment (Party Buses) Act 2009, No. 88/2009
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 5 on 16.12.09: s. 2(1); ss 4, 6–8 on 1.4.10: Government Gazette 1.4.10 p. 626
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Liquor Control Reform Amendment (ANZAC Day) Act 2010, No. 8/2010
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 4–13 on 25.3.10: Government Gazette 25.3.10 p. 583
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Statute Law Amendment (National Health Practitioner Regulation) Act 2010, No. 13/2010
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Justice Legislation Amendment (Victims of Crime Assistance and Other Matters) Act 2010, No. 18/2010
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 48, 49 on 1.7.10: Government Gazette 1.7.10 p. 1359
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Firearms and Other Acts Amendment Act 2010, No. 52/2010
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 35 on 1.11.10: Government Gazette 28.10.10 p. 2583
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Liquor Control Reform Amendment Act 2010, No. 57/2010
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 4(3), 7, 8, 12–16, 20, 21(1), 22–27, 29 on 1.11.10: Government Gazette 7.10.10 p. 2342; ss 4(1)(2)(4), 5, 6, 9–11, 17–19, 21(2)(3), 28, 30 on 1.1.11: Government Gazette 7.10.10 p. 2342
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Justice Legislation Further Amendment Act 2010, No. 64/2010
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 7–10 on 22.3.11: Special Gazette (No. 95) 22.3.11 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2011, No. 12/2011
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 3–8, 12 on 1.8.11: Special Gazette (No. 245) 26.7.11 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Liquor Control Reform Amendment Act 2011, No. 13/2011
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 3 on 1.11.11: Special Gazette (No. 331) 18.10.11 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Justice Legislation Amendment (Protective Services Officers) Act 2011, No. 43/2011
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 29–33 on 28.11.11: Special Gazette (No. 379) 22.11.11 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation Act 2011, No. 58/2011 (as amended by No. 70/2013)
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 51–68, 104(Sch. item 4) on 6.2.12: Special Gazette (No. 423) 21.12.11 p. 4
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Gambling Regulation Amendment (Licensing) Act 2011, No. 60/2011
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 74 on 22.12.11: Special Gazette (No. 423) 21.12.11 p. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Liquor Control Reform Further Amendment Act 2011, No. 71/2011 [1] (as amended by No. 43/2012)
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 8, 9(1)(2), 31 on 13.12.11: Special Gazette (No. 407) 13.12.11 p. 1; ss 4–7, 9(3)–(5), 10–30, 34 on 20.2.12: Special Gazette (No. 26) 7.2.12 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 226(Sch. 5 item 18) on 26.11.12: Special Gazette (No. 384) 20.11.12 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 239(Sch. 6 item 26) on 1.7.12: Special Gazette (No. 214) 28.6.12 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2012, No. 23/2012
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Liquor Control Reform Amendment Act 2013, No. 1/2013
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
All of Act in operation
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 42(Sch. 2 item 12) on 3.3.14: Special Gazette (No. 46) 18.2.14 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Statute Law Amendment (Directors' Liability) Act 2013, No. 13/2013
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
State Tax Laws Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 2013, No. 41/2013
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 160(Sch. 2 item 56) on 1 July 2015: Special Gazette (No.151) 16.6.15 p.1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Gambling and Liquor Legislation Amendment (Reduction of Red Tape) Act 2014, No. 21/2014
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 4–15, 17 on 14.5.14: Special Gazette (No. 148) 13.5.14 p. 1; s. 16 on 1.7.14: Special Gazette (No. 188) 17.6.14 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Victoria Police Amendment (Consequential and Other Matters) Act 2014, No. 37/2014
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 10(Sch. item 96) on 1.7.14: Special Gazette (No. 200) 24.6.14 p. 2
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Gambling and Liquor Legislation Amendment (Modernisation) Act 2014, No. 56/2014
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 56–60 on 15.10.14: Special Gazette (No. 364) 14.10.14 p. 2; s. 62 on 1.7.15: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Gambling and Liquor Legislation Further Amendment Act 2014, No. 64/2014
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 40, 43–46 on 15.10.14: Special Gazette (No. 364) 14.10.14 p. 1; s. 42 on 1.7.15: Special Gazette (No. 133) 2.6.15 p. 1; s. 41 on 1.8.15: s. 2(3)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Crimes Amendment (Sexual Offences and Other Matters) Act 2014, No. 74/2014 (as amended by No. 20/2015)
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2015, No. 20/2015
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Statute Law Revision Act 2015, No. 21/2015
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Justice Legislation Further Amendment Act 2016, No. 3/2016
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 91 on 1.5.16: Special Gazette (No. 114) 26.4.16 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 30, 31 on 1.7.17: Special Gazette (No. 216) 27.6.17 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Justice Legislation Amendment (Court Security, Juries and Other Matters) Act 2017, No. 38/2017
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Justice Legislation Amendment (Protective Services Officers and Other Matters) Act 2017, No. 45/2017
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 19, 54 on 1.4.18: Special Gazette (No. 136) 27.3.18 p. 3
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Commercial Passenger Vehicle Industry Amendment (Further Reforms) Act 2017, No. 63/2017
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 21(Sch. 1 item 5) on 2.7.18: Special Gazette (No. 248) 29.5.18 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Liquor and Gambling Legislation Amendment Act 2018, No. 20/2018
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 15, 20–25, 29–32 on 18.7.18: Special Gazette (No. 337) 17.7.18 p. 1; ss 26–28 on 13.9.18: Special Gazette (No. 337) 17.7.18 p. 1; ss 4–14, 16–19 on 11.10.18: Special Gazette (No. 466) 10.10.18 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 221(Sch. 1 item 28) on 1.3.20: s. 2(2)
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 181–183 on 1.7.20: Special Gazette (No. 328) 30.6.20 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 390(Sch. 1 item 62) on 6.4.20: Special Gazette (No. 150) 24.3.20 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Consumer and Other Acts Miscellaneous Amendments Act 2021, No. 1/2021
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 81 on 10.3.21: Special Gazette (No. 110) 10.3.21 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Summary Offences Amendment (Decriminalisation of Public Drunkenness) Act 2021, No. 6/2021 (as amended by No. 35/2022)
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Liquor Control Reform Amendment Act 2021, No. 49/2021
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Justice Legislation Amendment (Criminal Procedure Disclosure and Other Matters) Act 2022, No. 1/2022
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
S. 101 on 29.3.22: Special Gazette (No. 157) 29.3.22 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Casino and Liquor Legislation Amendment Act 2022, No. 26/2022
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 17, 19–26 on 1.7.22: Special Gazette (No. 336) 30.6.22 p. 1; s. 18 on 25.8.22: Special Gazette (No. 336) 30.6.22 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Gambling and Liquor Legislation Amendment Act 2022, No. 28/2022
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 146(1)(2), 150–154, 156–175 on 1.9.22: Special Gazette (No. 422) 23.8.22 p. 1; ss 146(3), 147–149, 155 on 4.10.22: Special Gazette (No. 489) 20.9.22 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Gambling Regulation Amendment Act 2023, No. 13/2023
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
Assent Date:
Commencement Date:
Ss 19, 20 on 1.7.24: Special Gazette (No. 345) 25.6.24 p. 1
Current State:
This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
3 Explanatory details
[1] Table of Amendments (Liquor Control Reform Further Amendment Act 2011): The amendment to section 11(1)(d) by section 33 of the Liquor Control Reform Further Amendment Act 2011, No. 71/2011 (repealed) is not included in this publication as "Director" does not appear in that paragraph.
33 Packaged liquor licence
In section 11(1)(d) of the Principal Act, for "Director" substitute "Commission".