COMMUNITY SAFETY KEY TO NEW LIQUOR LICENCE FEES
Source: Victoria. Minister for Consumer Affairs. Media Release
"The Brumby Labor Government’s risk-based liquor licence fee structure has been refined to carve out businesses posing less risk to community safety, Consumer Affairs Minister Tony Robinson announced.

Mr Robinson said the changes to the fee structure were made after extensive community and industry consultation. “The Brumby Labor Government is reforming the liquor licensing system because we want Victorians to be able to enjoy a night out in safety,” he said.“The purpose of the risk-based fees is to make venues associated with the most harm to the community pay the most, to recover the real cost of regulating and policing the industry and keeping our venues safe. We have listened to the community and have adjusted the fee structure so large, late night venues will continue to pay the highest fees while smaller, earlier closing venues will pay commensurately less.”