Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) The holder of a venue operator's licence may, not earlier than 9 months before the expiration of the current licence, apply to the Commission for a new licence, in which case—
(a) the current licence continues in force, unless sooner cancelled or surrendered, until the new licence is issued or its issue is refused; and
(b) if issued, the new licence must be taken to have been granted on the day on which the current licence was due to expire and must be dated accordingly.
(2) An application for a new licence must be made in or to the effect of a form approved by the Commission and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(3) This Act (except section 3.4.8(3)) applies to and in relation to—
(a) an application under this section for a new licence; and
(b) the determination of such an application; and
(c) any licence issued as a result of such an application—
as if the application has been made by a person other than a venue operator.