A judge has criticised the way the Queensland government issued glass ban notices to pubs and clubs, but has still declared the notices valid.

Brisbane Supreme Court Justice Peter Applegarth on Friday denied 13 pub and club licensees a temporary injunction on the glass ban.

The group launched legal action early this week after receiving notices labelling the venues "high risk", and ordering them to replace ordinary glasses with plastic or tempered glass by December.

The government, concerned about a rise in alcohol-related violence, has argued that introducing plastic cups would reduce injuries.

The pubs and clubs argued in court on Thursday they had not been given adequate reasoning as to why the "high risk" tag had been applied to them so that they could properly respond.

Justice Applegarth on Friday ruled the notices had complied with the relevant legislation, and said he could not rule them invalid on the grounds argued by the 13 applicants.

But he said the parties could re-apply for a temporary injunction if they broadened their submissions.

Justice Applegarth was critical of the way the government had issued the notices, saying it appeared it "knew next to nothing about each (glassing) incident before it issued the notices".

However he said the amount of information provided to the licensees in the notices was enough to satisfy the conditions set out in the legislation.

The full hearing into whether the pubs and clubs should be considered high risk has been adjourned to a date to be fixed.