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· Under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012, a council may have
a LAP containing policies on any or all of the following matters (but not on
any matter unrelated to licensing):
o Location of licensed
premises with reference to broad areas, and/or proximity to kinds of premises
and/or facilities (sensitive sites)
o Whether
further licences (or kinds of licence) should be issued in all or part of a
district
o Maximum
trading hours
o Discretionary
conditions
o One-way
door restrictions
· A council
wishing to have a LAP must consider certain information (prescribed in the
Act) about its district, including the nature and severity of alcohol-related
problems.
· Following the
Council’s direction to commence work on the development of a draft LAP,
staff undertook research (including but not limited to analysing the
mandatory information required under the Act) and carried out initial
stakeholder engagement.
· Key issues
identified from research and initial engagement are:
o People in our district
experience alcohol-related harm, with some communities affected more than
others
o Alcohol-related harm can be
associated with supervised and unsupervised drinking
o Communities want more say on
alcohol licensing.
· Possible policy
options to address these issues are:
A. Reduce
trading hours for off-licences
B. Temporary
freeze on new licence applications in areas of high deprivation.
C. Restrict
licensed premises from being located close to sensitive sites.
D. Reduce
trading hours for on-licences in suburban areas.
E. Introduce
one-way door restrictions
F. Use
other measures to reduce alcohol-related harm (non-LAP option).
· Under the Act,
any council wishing to have a LAP must produce a draft LAP for consultation
using the Special Consultative Procedure.
· Given the strong
community and other stakeholder interest in this matter, staff propose
seeking their views on the possible policy options so this feedback can be
considered in the development of a draft LAP for consultation.
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