Proposed Selwyn District Council Liquor Licensing Policy

SUBMISSIONS INVITED

Submissions are invited on the proposed Liquor Licensing Policy for Selwyn District. The draft policy was adopted by the Council on 27 February 2008 as a basis for public consultation, pursuant to the special consultative procedure under the Local Government Act 2002.

A final policy will be adopted following public submissions. The submission period ends at 5pm on Friday, 11 April 2008.

The draft policy has been developed to support the primary objectives of the Sale of Liquor Act 1989. These objectives are to establish a reasonable system of control over the sale and supply of liquor with the aims of contributing to the reduction of alcohol abuse as far as can be achieved by legislative means.

Matters addressed in the draft policy include:

• the process of licence issue,

• host responsibility,

• indicative hours of operation,

• designated areas,

• requirements for special licences and

• managers and monitoring.

You can click the following links to read the summary [PDF 12kb] and the full text of the proposed policy [PDF 330kb].  Copies are also available from our offices in Leeston, Rolleston, Darfield and Lincoln during normal opening hours.

Written submissions on this proposal should reach the council no later than Friday 11 April 2008.

Liquor Licensing Policy
Attention John Christensen,
Environmental Services Manager
Selwyn District Council
P O Box 90
ROLLESTON 7643

Your submission must be signed and dated by you, and must state:

• your name, postal address, phone or fax;

• whether you support or oppose the proposed policy;

• your reasons;

• any changes that you wish us to make;

• whether you wish to speak at a hearing.

For more information, please contact either David Shovel on (03) 365 1667 or Helene Faass on (03) 324 2373.