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BBFA Media Release

CHANGES TO LIQUOR LICENCE LEGISLATION FOR VICTORIAN BED & BREAKFASTS
BBFAA welcomes today’s announcement by the Victorian Premiers Department that from 2011, bed and breakfasts who supply alcohol as an incidental part of their operations will no longer have to pay liquor licence renewal fees.

Following a 400% increase in the annual licence renewal fee over the last two years BBFAA lobbied for changes to the legislation on behalf of the industry in Victoria. This was to bring it in line with provisions for bed and breakfasts in South Australia and New South Wales where a liquor licence is not required providing those businesses comply with set criteria.

BBFAA Chairperson, Geoff Chapman, said “We acknowledge that excessive alcohol consumption in some parts of the community presented the Victorian Government with a real social problem, but indicated in our meetings with Consumer Affairs Minister Tony Robinson and his Department that bed and breakfasts pose a very low risk and the increased fee was a major impost on business causing many operators to cease serving alcohol to their guests.

“The new legislation will make it easier for bed and breakfast owners to comply with the legislation and will contribute significantly to the quality of the hospitality that this important sector of the tourism industry provides.”

The details of the criteria for Victorian bed and breakfasts have yet to be finalised and BBFAA will continue to consult with the Department to assist in this process.

BBFAA congratulates Minister Robinson and the Victorian Government on this encouraging outcome.

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