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Wed 27 Mar 2013 8:12AM

Developing principles about alcohol availability (type, trading hours, density of outlets)

BK Ben Knight Public Seen by 21

What principles or guidelines could we develop so that residents, community organisations and businesses in Wellington can easily work together to agree the right level of alcohol availability, in our neighbourhoods and in the central city?

GB

Giselle Bareta (WCC) Tue 2 Apr 2013 8:33PM

The recently passed Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 which comes into force later this year allows councils to develop local alcohol policies.

A local alcohol policy may include policies on any or all of the following matters relating to licensing (and no others):

(a) location of licensed premises by reference to broad areas:

(b) location of licensed premises by reference to proximity to premises of a particular kind or kinds:

(c) location of licensed premises by reference to proximity to facilities of a particular kind or kinds:

(d) whether further licences (or licences of a particular kind or kinds) should be issued for premises in the district concerned, or any stated part of the district:

(e) maximum trading hours:

(f) the issue of licences, or licences of a particular kind or kinds, subject to discretionary conditions:

(g) one-way door restrictions.

In thinking about how you may or may not like these considerations applied to the area you live in, what principles do you think should guide us in developing policy to support these considerations.