Legislation
This section covers key aspects of the Act for on-licences.
Key definitions from the Act
- s.5 alcohol-related harm, amenity and good order of the locality, bar, hotel, licence, manager, permitted trading hours, premises, principal entrance, public notice, restaurant, restricted area, supervised area, tavern
- s.14 On-licences generally
- s.15 On-licences: BYO restaurants
- s.16 On-licences: caterers
Key sections of the Act (in addition to those above)
- s.3 Purpose of Act
- s.4 Object of Act
- s.28 Who can hold onlicences, offlicences, and special licences
- s.37 On-licences for BYO restaurants
- s.38 On-licences for caterers
- ss.43-45 Permitted trading hours
- s.46 No sale or supply outside permitted trading hours: all licences
- s.47 Sale and supply on Anzac Day morning, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Christmas Day restricted: on-licences
- ss.51-54 Non-alcoholic drinks, low alcohol drinks, food, transport information all to be available
- ss.56-57 Display of signs and licence
- s.100 Form of application
- s.103 Police, Medical Officer of Health, and Inspector must inquire into applications
- s.105 Criteria for issue of licences
- s.106 Considering effects of issue or renewal of licence on amenity and good order of locality
- s.110 Particular conditions: on-licences
- s.119 Restricted and supervised areas
- s.120 Variation of conditions
- s.126 Renewal of licence held by caterer
- s.127 Application for renewal of licence
- s.131 Criteria for renewal
- s.280 Variation, suspension or cancellation of licences other than special licences
Key forms
- Form 3 (Sale and Supply of Alcohol Regulations 2013). Application for on-licence or renewal of on-licence.
- Note that different District Licensing Committees may have developed their own application forms/ additional requirements.