Ensuring premises selling alcohol meet their licensing requirements

Alcohol Licensing Officers at Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health monitor premises with alcohol licences and assist the local Medical Officers of Health to inquire into and report on proposed licence applications or renewals.

Medical Officers of Health report on all applications under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 for:

  • On Licences such as pubs, restaurants, cafes, and bars;
  • Off Licences including supermarkets, bottle stores and wineries;
  • Club Licences such as sports clubs, RSAs, and working men’s clubs; and
  • Special Licences – short term licences for particular events at normally unlicensed premises or locations, or to alter the conditions of a licence to allow for particular events.

The primary focus of these inquiries is the suitability of the applicant, including preventing alcohol-related harm and host responsibility.

Alcohol Licensing Officers collaborate with the Police and Licensing Inspectors from local councils as part of these inquiries, and when monitoring premises or running Controlled Purchase Operations. Controlled Purchase Operations (CPOs) involve visiting licensed premises and testing their procedures to ensure that:

  • minors are not supplied with alcohol; and
  • appropriate food is promoted and available – to meet legal requirements.

Documents

Key documents for licence applications

On-licence venues

Off-licence venues

Club and special licence venues

For event organisers

Links

Contact your local office for further information:

CANTERBURY, MID CANTERBURY AND CHATHAM ISLANDS
Ph: +64 3 364 1777

SOUTH CANTERBURY
Ph: +64 3 687 2600

WEST COAST
Ph: +64 3 768 1160


Have your say on alcohol in your community

There are many ways you can have your voice heard on alcohol in your community. You might have a specific concern or there might be an opportunity to take action.

Find out about alcohol license applications on your local Council website:


Training is available for sellers and servers of alcohol

The Alcohol Licensing Officers at Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health support Licensed Controller Qualification training  – a requirement for a Duty Manager’s Certificate.

Online training for sellers and servers of alcohol is available through ServeWise. ServeWise is a free national e-Learning tool for both on- and off-licensed premises. The modules focus on intoxication, minors, server intervention and host responsibility.

The training programme takes a total of an hour to complete.

Are your staff trained in host responsibility? ServeWise.

 


Page last updated: 27/09/2024

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