25Grant of licence

### 25 Grant of licence > [*\[Section 25 Subsection (1) amended by No. 75 of 1999, s. 6, Applied:24 Nov 1999\]*](/view/html/inforce/1999-11-24/act-1999-075#GS6@EN) [*\[Section 25 Subsection (1) amended by No. 37 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:01 Jan 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-01-01/act-2004-037#GS4@EN) [*\[Section 25 Substituted by No. 9 of 2015, s. 9, Applied:12 Aug 2015\]*](/view/html/inforce/2015-08-12/act-2015-009#GS9@EN) > > > (1)  If the Commissioner decides to grant a liquor licence, or the Commission directs the Commissioner to grant a liquor licence under [section 214(1)(a)(i)](#GS214@Gs1@Hpa@Hqi@EN) , the Commissioner must – > > > > > > (a) inform the applicant accordingly; and > > > > > > > (b) request the applicant to pay – > > > > > > > > > > (i) any prescribed fee payable on the grant of a liquor licence; and > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) the annual liquor licence fee payable under [section 26A](#GS26A@EN) . > > > (2)  The Commissioner must not grant a liquor licence until the fees specified in [subsection (1)](#GS25@Gs1@EN) [(b)](#GS25@Gs1@Hpb@EN) have been paid. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 25 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 51 of 2015, s. 25, Applied:01 Sep 2016\]*](/view/html/inforce/2016-09-01/act-2015-051#GS25@EN) The Commissioner, in his or her discretion, may waive all or part of a prescribed fee payable on the grant of a liquor licence in any circumstances he or she considers appropriate.