Anzac Day trading hours for licensed premises

Licensed RSLs and services clubs can automatically sell and supply alcohol from 5am on Anzac Day, in association with dawn services and commemorative events, without having to apply for a permit. The commemoration must be held at the licensed RSL or services club.

Licensed RSLs and services holding Anzac Day commemorations are exempt from:

• having to provide meals when serving alcohol before 1pm on Anzac Day
• keeping a sign-in register for people attending Anzac Day functions.

Using another licensee's venue for an Anzac Day commemoration

If your RSL or services club doesn't have a suitable place to hold an Anzac Day commemoration, you can ask a liquor licensee for permission to hold it at their licensed premises.

Before alcohol can be sold or supplied:

1. The parties must make a written agreement, stating
   1. the Anzac Day commemoration will be held at the licensed premises
   2. the start and finish times of the commemorative event
   3. the commemoration is being organised and conducted by the RSL or services club.
2. The licensee must then apply for extended trading hours, attaching the written agreement.
3. The licensee can lodge the completed application by email to OLGRlicensing@justice.qld.gov.au. We must receive it at least 21 days before Anzac Day (this means on or before 4 April).

Approval may be granted to sell or supply alcohol anytime from 5am to 1pm, only for the period of the RSL or services club's commemorative event.

Meals don't need to be served if this agreement is in place and the application is approved.

If you're another type of licensee—other than an RSL or services club—you can only trade from 10am to 1pm on Anzac Day if you're serving meals.

The meals must be prepared on your licensed premises and served and eaten in part of the premises ordinarily set aside for dining.

A meal is food that can be eaten with cutlery while seated—for example, roast beef with vegetables, lasagne, a stir-fry or a curry with rice. It is not light takeaway food like snacks, hot chips, an entree or kid's meal.

Patrons can buy alcohol from 1 hour before eating their meal, during their meal and up to 1 hour after finishing their meal.

Trading before 10am

You can apply for approval to trade from 6am on Anzac Day as long as:

• you're providing meals in a part of the premises ordinarily set aside for dining
• and
• trading is related to Anzac Day, such as a gunfire breakfast.

To apply:

• complete the application for extended trading hours
• or
• email us a written request.

Send your application form or email to OLGRlicensing@justice.qld.gov.au. We must receive it at least 21 days before Anzac Day (that means on or before 4 April).

After we receive your application, we'll contact you explaining how to pay using a secure BPOINT link.

If you're not serving meals

You can't sell or supply alcohol before 1pm on Anzac Day if:

• your premises isn't ordinarily used for dining
• you won't be serving meals.

You can still host other activities (such as lawn bowls). Read more about using licensed premises outside trading hours.

No gambling is permitted in hotels and clubs between midnight on 24 April (or 3am for casinos) and 1pm on Anzac Day (25 April).

Patrons can use TAB facilities in hotels or clubs from 12 noon on Anzac Day as long as no alcohol is being sold or supplied.

After 1pm, ordinary gambling hours apply.