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Are your venue's liquor signs up to date?
Grace period ends 30 June.

When new liquor laws came into effect in July last year, new mandatory liquor signs were also introduced. To assist the liquor industry with this transition, licensed venues were given a 12-month grace period until 30 June 2009, to replace the old signs with the new ones.

The number of mandatory signs was reduced with the new laws, and the focus is on the prohibition of the sale/supply of alcohol to under 18s and access to restricted areas in licensed venues by under 18s.

Venues that do not display the current required signs, after 30 June 2009, risk prosecution and fines under NSW liquor laws.

Samples of both mandatory liquor signs and voluntary signs are provided below.

Please read our fact sheet, What liquor signs do I need? for more information.

Mandatory liquor signs for licensed venues

Sign 1 – Under 18s not to be served alcohol – all premises

This sign must be displayed wherever alcohol is sold on licensed premises i.e. at each bar and counter.

Where there is no bar or counter (eg a restaurant), the sign must be prominently displayed at each entrance of the premises.

By law this sign must be purchased from the Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing and cannot be reproduced.

Sign 2 – Bar areas of hotels and clubs

This sign must be displayed in each bar area of a hotel or club.

A bar area is defined as any area of a hotel or club where liquor is served, except those areas where a person under 18 are allowed by law to enter eg. dining area, authorised minors area in a hotel.

By law this sign must be purchased from the Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing and cannot be reproduced.

Sign 3 – Under 18 authorisation sign – hotels and public entertainment venues

This sign must be visible from each entrance to areas of a hotel where a minors area authorisation is in place. A minors area authorisation allows under 18s into an area of a hotel when in the company of a responsible adult.

In the case of an on-premise licence that relates to a public entertainment venue (not a cinema or theatre), this sign must be visible from each entrance to any area where entertainment is provided.

By law this sign must be purchased from the Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing and cannot be reproduced.

Sign 4 – Breath testing sign – premises with breath analysis machines

This sign must be clearly displayed next to a breath analysis machine, where one is installed.

This sign does not have to be purchased from the Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing but cannot be reproduced without express permission. Venues wishing to produce their own sign must use the same wording prescribed by law.

Sign 5 – Alcohol not be sold to under 18s sign – all internet operators

A sign with the same wording as Sign 1, must be displayed wherever alcohol is sold via the Internet.

It is against the law to sell or supply alcohol to, or obtain alcohol on behalf of, a person under the age of 18 years.

PSA Sign – Restaurants with a primary service authorisation

Only licensed restaurants which have applied for and been granted a primary service authorisation (PSA) by the Casino, Liquor and Gaming Control Authority can serve alcohol without a meal. The primary purpose of licensed restuarants must continue to be the provision of food/meals - including those which have been granted a primary service authorisation.

To find out about how to apply for a PSA , read our primary service authorisation fact sheet.

Only licensed restaurants, and other venues which have been granted a PSA, can and are required by law, to display a PSA sign at or near every entrance to the premises.

Note: Licensed restaurants that held a drink or dine authority on 30 June 2008 (under the old liquor laws) are deemed automatically have a primary service authorisation from 1 July 2009. Such venues must also display a PSA sign at evey entrance to their premises by law from 1 January 2009.

primary service authorisation sign

Useful voluntary signs

new sign Proof of age

Our new proof of age poster aims to assist front of house/bar staff at licensed venues to inform potential customers photo identity requirements and warns younger patrons in particular, that ID's will be checked.

The eye catching poster includes images of three of the four acceptable forms of photo ID that NSW venues can accept under the law - current driver/rider's licence, NSW PhotoCard, passport or proof of age card (issued in any state or territory except NSW). The poster is available in both hard plastic and as decal (for placing behind glass).

No Excuse! (free downloadable poster)

The No Excuse poster is a successful initiative developed and implemented by Albury Liquor Accord. The poster is aimed at raising the awareness of the new laws regarding ejected patrons in the Liquor Act 2007.

Internal printing artwork

Note: No bleed is for users who plan to print the posters inhouse.


External printing artwork

Note: Bleed is for users who plan to print the posters commercially.


For more information on ejected patrons visit Home > Liquor > Tools and resources > Information directory > Ejected patrons

How do I purchase signs?

You can buy signs and other products from OLGR by visiting the NSW Government’s secure online purchasing website - Shop NSW . You can also download a PDF Mail Order Form (86 kb) from our website which you can fax /mail to us or visit our Customer Service Team at:
Street address:
level 7, 323 Castlereagh St
Haymarket
Hours of operation: 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday

All writtten correspondence to:
GPO Box 7060
Sydney NSW 2001

Please note: we cannot take orders for signs and products over the telephone.

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