This section contains information about liquor licensing along with an outline of Council's role as District Licensing Agency.
Updated:
18/01/2012 12:13 p.m.
Council's role
If you want to sell and supply alcohol as a business, club or special event, you must apply for the appropriate liquor licence.
The sale and supply of alcohol to the public is governed by the Sale of Liquor Act 1989 and appropriate liquor licences are required in accordance with the act.
Council is a District Licensing Agency under the Sale of Liquor Act 1989. As an Agency, Council is a judicial authority and receives and processes all applications for liquor licences in the district. It also appoints Liquor Licensing Inspectors to report on applications and inspects licensed premises to manage the sale of alcohol properly.
The requirements for licences and the criteria the Authority consider in granting them are set out in the Sale of Liquor Act 1989 and the Whangarei District Licensing Agency Liquor Licensing Policy.
Liquor Licensing Policy
Council works along side the Police, Fire Service and Northland Health on strategies to minimise the harm caused by alcohol abuse. The policy has been developed and adopted through a special consultative process to allow all people in the community to have a say on how alcohol is sold in the district. The policy provides for important community issues such as licensing hours and how liquor licensing enforcement will be undertaken.
For further information about our Liquor Licensing Policy, follow the link below. Liquor Licensing Policy