35Advertisement of licence application

35 Advertisement of licence application

S. 35(1) amended by Nos 59/2009 s. 21(1), 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.70), substituted by No. 49/2021 s. 25.

(1) An applicant for the grant, variation or relocation of a packaged liquor licence, a late night (packaged liquor) licence or a prescribed licence must cause notice of the application to be advertised—

(a) in a newspaper (whether printed or published by electronic communication) circulating—

(i) in the area in which the premises to which the application relates are or are to be situated; or

(ii) in the area to which the licensed premises are sought to be relocated; or

(iii) generally throughout Victoria; or

(b) in the manner directed by the Commission under subsection (3)(b).

S. 35(1A) inserted by No. 59/2009 s. 21(2), amended by No. 70/2013 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 26.2).

(1A) Subsection (1) does not apply to a prescribed variation of a licence.

S. 35(2) amended by Nos 59/2009 s. 21(3), 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.70), substituted by No. 49/2021 s. 25.

(2) The Commission may direct an applicant for the grant, variation or relocation of a licence to cause notice of the application to be advertised—

(a) in a newspaper (whether printed or published by electronic communication) circulating—

(i) in the area in which the premises to which the application relates are or are to be situated; or

(ii) in the area to which the licensed premises are sought to be relocated; or

(iii) generally throughout Victoria; or

(b) in the manner directed by the Commission under subsection (3)(b).

S. 35(2A) inserted by No. 59/2009 s. 21(4).

(2A) Subsection (2) applies to a prescribed variation of a packaged liquor licence, late night (packaged liquor) licence or prescribed licence but does not otherwise apply to a packaged liquor licence, a late night (packaged liquor) licence or a prescribed licence.

S. 35(3) amended by No. 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.70).

(a) specify the newspaper in which notice of an application, or of applications of a specified class, is or are to be advertised;

S. 35(3)(b) amended by No. 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.70).

(b) direct that an application, or applications of a specified class, is or are to be advertised in another manner specified by the Commission.

S. 35(4) amended by No. 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.70).

(4) A notice referred to in subsection (1) or (2) must comply with any requirements specified by the Commission as to size and the information contained in it.