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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 contacting the Council's
Customer Services Centre on 295 1300.
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
Liquor Licence Application Forms
Application forms are available from the
District Licensing Authority (DLA), including application
checklists for
On, Off and Club licence applications. To obtain a copy of
the relevant application form, you can download them below, or contact the Council’s Customer
Service Centre on 295 1300, or email
customer services
to have one sent to you.
Please note,
you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer to view
these documents. If you do not have a copy installed, you can
download
it here.
Application for an On
Licence
Application for an Off
Licence
Application for a Club
Licence
Application for a Special licence for Conveyance
Information Sheet: Special Licence /
Application for a Special Licence for Premises
Application for a Temporary Authority
Application for Renewal of Existing
Licence
Checklist for New Liquor
Licences
Application for a Planning and Building Certificate
Application for a Managers Certificate
Application for Renewal of a Managers Certificate
Temporary Authority
to operate a licence
Where
an existing on or off licence is in force and the business is sold, the
owner must apply and obtain a new licence. Pending the application and
determination of a new licence, the owner can apply for a temporary
authority to operate on the old licence, provided that the existing
licence is current for the term of the temporary authority.
The
temporary authority is issued at the discretion of the DLA, usually for
a period not exceeding 3 months.
You can download a
Temporary Authority Application Form
here, or contact the Council’s Customer Service Centre on 295 1300
or email
customer services
to have one sent to
you.
Renewal of an Existing licence
Licensees are responsible for the renewal of their licence. The expiry
date is printed on the licence and when a licence is renewed, it is
valid for three years. A licence issued for the first time, is valid
for 12 months only.
An
application for the renewal of a licence must be made at least 20
working days before the licence expires. Please note, an expired
licence cannot be renewed. Once a licence has expired, all alcohol has
to removed from sale until a new licence has been obtained.
Applications for renewals are processed in a similar manner as a new
licence. Planning or building approvals are not required, however a
fire evacuation scheme declaration is required to be submitted with the
application.
Where
applicable, the applicant should also ensure that the building has a
current warrant of fitness. An application for the Renewal of an
Existing licence is available
here, or contact the Council’s Customer Service Centre on 295 1300
or email
customer services
to have one sent to
you.
Time Frame
for processing new licences and renewals
On, off and club
licences require approximately six to eight weeks processing time. The
Licensing Inspector (and possibly the Police) may require that you
attend an interview during normal working hours prior to the completion
of the inspectors report.
If valid objections
are received, the application is referred to the Liquor Licensing
Authority (LLA) for determination. The LLA may convene a hearing and
this may take several months before a decision is finalised.
Applicants for a special licence should allow 4 weeks for a licence to
be processed. Objections to a special licence can be determined by the
DLA.
Lodging an application
You can post the
application together with all required documents to the Secretary,
Papakura District Licensing Agency, Private Bag 7, Papakura or deliver
it to the Papakura District Council, Coles Crescent, Papakura.
Payment of the
application fee is required when the application is lodged and no
processing of the application will occur unless the application is
complete.
Please note that all
applicants for a new liquor licence, the renewal of a licence or the
variation of the conditions of an existing licence, must place two
Public Notices in the Papakura Courier (unless the Licensing Agency
otherwise allows). The second Public Notice should appear in the
Papakura Courier the week following the first publication. Note,
applications must be lodged with DLA before advertising the
application.
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