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Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

Sale and supply of alcohol generally - Licensing process: special licences - Applications for special licences

143: Additional requirements for large-scale events

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“Big events need extra planning and approval to get a special alcohol licence”

If you are planning a large-scale event and you want to apply for a special licence, the licensing committee might ask you to do some extra things. They can ask you to come up with a management plan that explains how you will handle things like security and public health concerns. They can also ask you to get a certificate from the territorial authority that says your event meets the requirements of the Resource Management Act 1991 and the building code.

When the licensing committee is deciding whether to give you a special licence, they will think about whether you have done what they asked you to do. They will consider whether you have a good management plan and whether you have worked well with the Police and the territorial authority to plan your event.

The licensing committee will also think about whether the Police and the territorial authority are happy with how you have planned your event and whether you have met all the necessary requirements, including those related to the section 142(1) and the Resource Management Act 1991.

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Part 2 Sale and supply of alcohol generally
Licensing process: special licences: Applications for special licences

143Additional requirements for large-scale events

  1. If, in the opinion of the licensing committee concerned, an application for a special licence relates to a large-scale event, the committee may do any or all of the following:

  2. require the applicant to provide the committee with a management plan describing how the applicant proposes to deal with matters such as security, monitoring, interaction with local residents, and public health concerns:
    1. require the applicant to provide the committee with a certificate by the territorial authority that the proposed use of the premises meets the requirements of the Resource Management Act 1991 and of the building code:
      1. require the applicant to liaise with the Police and the territorial authority on planning for the event.

        1. In deciding whether to issue a special licence, the licensing committee concerned may have regard to the following matters (in addition to the matters stated in section 142(1)):

        2. whether, and how well, the applicant has complied with any requirement under subsection (1)(a):
          1. whether, and how well, the applicant has complied with any requirement under subsection (1)(c), and whether the Police and the territorial authority are satisfied with any liaison that has taken place.

            Notes
            • Section 143(1)(b): amended, on , by section 6 of the Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023 (2023 No 68).