Hospitality industry: licensing, certification and compliance requirements

Hospitality

RSA, RCG, licensed venues, music, outdoor dining

• Hospitality industry training (RSA, RCG, ARCG)
• Apply for an RSA competency card (NSW RSA bridging applicants)
• Find a licensed venue
• Apply for a licence to play music at your business

Outdoor dining

• Apply for outdoor dining approval
• Smoke-free commercial outdoor dining laws

Notifications

• Notify the Food Authority or local council
• Report a food safety complaint

Food serving and safety

This topic covers:

• Appoint a food safety supervisor
• Meet food safety requirements
• Meet seafood labelling requirements
• Prepare for a food inspection
• Apply to become a regulatory food safety auditor
• Report a food safety complaint

Go to Food serving and safety

Gaming and gambling

This topic covers gaming machine licences, the local impact assessment (LIA) public register, community gaming and trade promotions, and corporate gaming-related licences.

Go to Gaming and gambling

Liquor licences and information

Start here if you're a business looking for a small bar licence, club and hotel liquor licences, or other types of liquor licences.

Go to Liquor licences and information

About the hospitality industry in NSW

There are a number of government agencies that have a regulatory role in the hospitality industry. These include:

• Liquor & Gaming NSW
• NSW Food Authority
• SafeWork NSW
• NSW Fair Trading, and 
• Service NSW.