Who must comply with RSA + RCG mandatory training (liquor + gaming)?

Staff serving alcohol or in gaming venues need RSA / RCG certificates.

State requirements for Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) for staff serving alcohol + Responsible Conduct of Gambling (RCG / RSG) for staff in gaming venues. Refresher periods vary by state (typically every 3-5 years).

Applies when the business has industry: Hotels, pubs & licensed venues / Gambling & wagering. Where the business has industry: Cafés & restaurants, check whether your staff serve alcohol.

How the regulator frames it: Staff serving alcohol + gaming venue staff.

What triggers it: Serving alcohol or working in gaming venue.

Jurisdiction: Commonwealth law, so the test is the same in every state and territory.

Outcome across the 35 industries Rules Mate maps (2 of 35: yes; 1 of 35: only if a further fact applies; 32 of 35: no).

Structure does not change the answer in the 3 industries it can reach: for every structure the answer is "depends on size or structure".

Size does not change the answer in the 3 industries it can reach: at every size band the answer is "depends on size or structure".

Each line is one run of the Rules Mate applicability engine for a single business profile, with the reason the engine gives:

• Pty Ltd company in hotels, pubs & licensed venues with 6–19 employees, turnover $1M–$3M: applies. Industry: Hotels, pubs & licensed venues.
• Pty Ltd company in real estate agents with 6–19 employees, turnover $1M–$3M: does not apply. Requires industry: Hotels, pubs & licensed venues / Gambling & wagering.
• Pty Ltd company in cafés & restaurants with 6–19 employees, turnover $1M–$3M: check whether it applies. applies only if your staff serve alcohol.

The engine shows this obligation as "check whether this applies" when a business has industry: Cafés & restaurants. It then applies only if your staff serve alcohol. That fact is not something Rules Mate can infer from industry, structure or size.

When due

Before starting role; refresh per state.

Frequency

Ongoing

Evidence to keep

Current state-issued RSA + RCG certificates.

Status

Current

Priority

High

Maximum penalty: Employer + employee liable; significant fines; licence consequences.

Rules Mate has not yet classified the audit or assurance level for this obligation. Any audit, review or certification requirement is set by the regulator source listed below.

• Hold valid liquor licence (state liquor licensing): Liquor sale / supply requires state-issued licence; multiple categories.

Across the 1,890 business profiles Rules Mate evaluates, these obligations apply to most of the businesses this one applies to, and are far more common among them than among businesses generally:

• Hold state-issued gambling licence (operator + venue): applies to 50% of the same businesses (17.5× the overall rate)
• Comply with Interactive Gambling Act 2001: applies to 50% of the same businesses (17.5× the overall rate)
• Comply with BetStop self-exclusion and responsible wagering rules: applies to 50% of the same businesses (17.5× the overall rate)
• Hold valid liquor licence (state liquor licensing): applies to 50% of the same businesses (17.5× the overall rate)
• Food Act state licensing + food safety supervisor: applies to 50% of the same businesses (8.8× the overall rate)
• Implement Food Safety Management Tool (Standard 3.2.2A): applies to 50% of the same businesses (8.8× the overall rate)

Rules Mate tracks 2 published obligations tagged "liquor", 1 of them rated critical. For a professional services Pty Ltd company with 6–19 employees operating in every state, 0 of those apply outright. This obligation is rated high priority and carries criminal liability, and is an ongoing duty.

Free tools that help with this obligation:

• Compliance calendar builder