Introduction
Annual liquor licence fees are calculated on 15 March each year using licence information held by the NSW Government on that date.
Your fee notice will be sent to you by email and mail. If you haven't got your fee notice by late April 2025, call us on 13 77 88.
You can pay your fee online or at a Service NSW Centre or by phone.
What you need
- a MyServiceNSW account (if paying by the Liquor Licence Manager)
- liquor licence number
- payment reference number as detailed on your payment notice (if paying by the payment portal)
- your fee payment.
How to pay
Liquor Licence Manager
You can pay by Visa, Mastercard, American Express or PayID.
- Go to the Liquor Licence Manager.
- Log in with your MyServiceNSW Account.
- Select 'Payments due'.
- Select 'View'.
- Select the licences you are paying for.
- Follow the prompts to pay your liquor licence fee.
Online payment portal
You can pay by Visa, Mastercard, American Express or PayID.
- Go to the Payment portal.
- Select 'Start'.
- Enter your licence number and payment reference number.
- Select 'Next'.
- Review the payment amount and select 'Proceed to payment'.
- Enter your payment details.
- Select 'Pay now'.
In person
- Find your nearest service centre and check payment methods accepted at that centre.
- Bring your fee notice and make the payment in person.
By phone
You can pay by Visa, Mastercard or American Express.
Call us on 13 77 88.
Key dates
Licensees need to be familiar with these key dates in 2025:
| 15 March | Assessment date for each licence’s annual fee. |
| 7 April | Annual liquor licence fee notice sent to licensees via SMS and email. |
| 22 May | Last day to apply for a fee waiver. |
| 29 May | Annual liquor licence fee payment due. |
| May/June | Reminder invoice emailed and posted to licensees. |
| 26 June | Last day to pay fee before licence suspended and late fee applied. |
| 27 June | Licence suspended if outstanding fees exist. A late payment fee is applied. Applications open for late payment fee waiver. |
| June/July | Suspension notice emailed and posted to licensees. |
| 25 July | Last day to pay outstanding fees and late payment fee before licence is cancelled. Last day to apply for a fee reassessment. Last day to apply for a late fee waiver. |
| 26 July | Licence cancelled if outstanding fees exist, including late payment fee. Applications open for licence reinstatement. |
| July/August | Cancellation notice emailed and posted to licensees. |
| 22 September | Last day to submit a licence reinstatement application and pay all outstanding fees before licence is permanently cancelled. |
| 23 September | Licence permanently cancelled if outstanding fees exist. Licence cannot be reinstated, a new application is required if the licence holder wishes to re-enter the industry. |
More information
Annual liquor licence fees are calculated using a tiered fee structure:
- a base fee based on the licence type, plus
- risk-based loadings (if applicable).
Risk-based loadings only apply to some licences such as late trading venues, and venues that have committed serious liquor law offences. Risk-based loading fees include:
- a trading hours risk loading
- compliance risk loadings, including compliance history risk loading and patron capacity risk loading.
Visit Liquor & Gaming NSW if:
- you're experiencing financial hardship – you may apply for a waiver of all or part of your annual fee
- you believe there was an error in the calculation of your annual licence fee and you want to apply for a reassessment.