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Environmental Health - Liquor Licensing
The sale and supply
of liquor requires a licence.
There are a variety of liquor licences and
associated application processes under the Sale of Liquor Act 1989.
Further information is available below, or by telephoning the Council's
Customer Services Centre on 295 1300, 8.00am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday.
Liquor Licensing
Sale of
Liquor Act 1989
Liquor Licences
On licence
Off licence
Club licence
Special
licence
Planning and Building Approval Requirements
Fees
Liquor Licensing Process
Licence
Application forms
Temporary Authority to operate a licence
Renewal of an
existing licence
Time Frame for processing new licences and renewals
Manager's Certificates
Lodging an application
Objections
Useful Links
Sale of
Liquor Act and Liquor licence Applications
The sale and supply
of liquor requires a licence. There are a variety of liquor licences and
associated application processes under the Sale of Liquor Act 1989.
Sale of Liquor Act 1989
The Sale of Liquor Act 1989 came into force on 1
April 1990. One of the objectives of the Act is
"to establish a reasonable system of
control over the sale and supply of liquor to the public with the aim of
contributing to the reduction of liquor abuse, so far as that can be
achieved by legislative means…"
Liquor Licences
A
liquor licence allows the holder of a licence to sell or supply liquor
on or from the premises, whereas a manager’s certificate provides for
the management of the sale or supply of liquor. Information on how to make a
manager’s certificate application is available here.
The
Papakura District Licensing Authority (DLA) as an agency of the Liquor Licensing Authority (LLA),
receives all applications for liquor licences and manager’s certificate
applications.
There
are four main types of liquor licences - On, Off, Club and Special.
1.
On licence
An On
licence enables a person to sell or supply alcohol for consumption on a
premises or conveyance. Typically a bar, pub, tavern, club, hotel,
restaurant or café operate under this type of licence.
A BYO
licence can be obtained to allow the consumption of alcohol on the
premises but the holder of the licence cannot sell alcohol apart from
alcohol used in prepared food or special coffees.
2.
Off licence
An
off licence allows the sale, supply or delivery of alcohol for
consumption off the premises. A typical example of this type of licence
is a stand alone bottle store.
Off
licences can be obtained for other types of premises, but some premises
(e.g. supermarkets) are restricted to the sale of beer and wine, and other types of premises
(e.g. dairy shops) are prohibited from having an off licence.
Section 36 of the Sale of Liquor Act must be satisfied in all cases.
3.
Club licence
A
club licence enables the sale or supply of liquor on the premises of a
club to club members, their guests and members of clubs with reciprocal
visiting rights.
4.
Special licence
A
special licence enables the sale or supply of liquor on particular
premises or conveyance for the duration of a specific occasion or
event. This type of licence is often obtained by an existing licence
holder to sell alcohol outside of the conditions of the licence or by an
individual or organisation requiring a licence to sell and supply liquor
to persons attending any occasion or event.
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