Before you apply for a temporary event notice

When and under what circumstance you need to apply.

You must apply for a temporary event notice (TEN) if you want to hold an event not covered by an existing:

You must apply if you are:

  • selling alcohol
  • serving alcohol to members of a private club
  • providing entertainment, such as music, dancing or indoor sporting events
  • serving hot food or drinks between 11pm and 5am

You will also need a TEN if a particular licensable activity is not included in the terms of your existing licence. For example, holding a wedding reception at a community centre.

When to apply

You must apply for a TEN at least 10 working days before the event.

Restrictions

You can only get a temporary event notice if:

  • you're aged 18 years and over
  • there will be no more than 500 people at the event at any one time, including staff running the event
  • each event will be no more than 168 hours or 7 days
  • the premises have had no more than 15 TENs in a year
  • there are more than 24 hours between one TEN and another
  • the total (cumulative) number of days covered by all TENs does not exceed 21 days

How many TENs you can apply for

You will need a TEN for each event you hold on the same premises. You can get up to 5 TENs a year.

If you already have a personal licence to sell alcohol, you can be given up to 50 TENs a year.