Notice of Meeting:
I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the
District Licensing Committee will be held on:
Date: Tuesday
14 November 2017
Time: 9.30
am
Venue: 11
George Street, Dunedin
Sue Bidrose
District Licensing Committee
PUBLIC AGENDA – DUNEDIN
SOCIAL CLUB
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Chairperson
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Colin Weatherall
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Deputy Chairperson
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Andrew Noone
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Members
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Colin Lind
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Senior Officer Kevin
Mechen, Secretary, District Licensing Committee
Governance Support Officer Lynne
Adamson
Lynne Adamson
Governance Support Officer
Telephone: 03 477 4000
Lynne.Adamson@dcc.govt.nz
www.dunedin.govt.nz
Note: Reports
and recommendations contained in this agenda are not to be considered as
Council policy until adopted.
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District Licensing Committee
14 November 2017
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Part
A Reports
Report for Renewal of On-licence for
"Dunedin Social Club", 26 The Octagon, Dunedin – From
Secretary, District Licensing Committee
Department: Customer and Regulatory Services
APPLICATION DESCRIPTION
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Applicant’s Name:
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Mainland Hospitality Limited
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Site Address
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26 The Octagon, Dunedin
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Trading Name:
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Dunedin Social Club
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Style of Licence
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Tavern
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Application Number
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ON-7195-2007
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Date received by Council
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30 August 2017
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 This is a
report for an application for a renewal of an on-licence for the premises
situated at 26 The Octagon, Dunedin, and known as the “Dunedin Social
Club”, formally called “Alibi”. The criteria found at
section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 (the Act) apply to this
application.
2 The
applicant does not seek any changes to the licence.
3 There
have been no public objections received but the three reporting agencies have
submitted adverse reports.
APPLICANT AND APPLICATION
Applicant
4 The
premises has been licensed since 2007 when it opened with the name
“Alibi”. The name was recently changed to the “Dunedin
Social Club”.
5 The
application is for a rollover of the current conditions which are:
Monday to Sunday 8.00 am to 4.00 am the following day with
the exception of Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Christmas Day and before 1.00 pm
on Anzac Day when they can only sell alcohol to people dining at the premises.
PUBLIC NOTICE
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notice of their intention to renew the licence did not attract any objections.
7 The
reporting agencies, however, all submitted adverse reports.
Police
8 The
Police have advised there are currently two enforcement applications before the
Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority but in the interests of expediency,
have not asked for this renewal to be dealt with at the same time. Their
grounds for opposition are:
· Inappropriate
promotion of alcohol – promoting cheap alcohol
· Unauthorised
sale of alcohol – sale of alcohol during the recent test weekend when
there was no special licence
· Object
of the Act – the Police do not believe the applicant is complying with
this
· The
layout of the premises – the outside area is not licensed but the
applicant allows people to consume alcohol in the area
· They
do not have appropriate systems or training to comply with the Act – security
staff are checking identification but not the levels of intoxication.
Medical Officer of Health
9 The
Medical Officer of Health (MOH) has raised the following issues:
· They
do not believe the applicant has sufficiently trained or experienced duty manager’s
to deal with the prevention of intoxicated people gaining entry, preventing
people from becoming intoxicated, the removal of alcohol from the premises and
the capacity limits of the premises.
· The
use of the outside area as part of their premises when it is not licensed.
· The
consideration of a 3.00 am one way door as a condition on the licence.
Licensing Inspector
10 The Licensing
Inspector supports the position of both the Police and MOH in their
opposition. The Inspector has recommended that, if the licence is
renewed, that the outside area is licensed in line with other premises in the
Octagon and that a one way door becomes a requirement from 3.00 am.
Fire and Emergency New
Zealand
11 Fire and Emergency
New Zealand initially reported there were issues with fire egress routes being
obstructed. An investigation revealed the manager of the premises was not
aware of the requirement for multiple exits from the premises and was using the
Princes Street entrance as a place to store tables. This matter has been
resolved with an undertaking that a new locking system is installed and, in the
interim, a member of the security team would be positioned near the door to
control its use.
CONCLUSION AND CONDITIONS
12 The premises has had
issues in the past with attracting and retaining experienced duty managers
which was highlighted in March 2017 when the Police and Licensing Inspector
opposed the appointment of two temporary managers.
13 While this matter
was resolved at the time the MOH has indicated the premises does not have
experienced duty managers working at the busier times and this is leading to
control issues.
14 The Police have made
application to the Authority for the suspension or cancellation of the licence
after breaches of the Act were identified – these are highlighted in the
first two points made by the Police above. Because the renewal of the
licence is being considered by the Committee it would be prudent for the
decision to be made before the Authority considers the enforcement
applications.
15 There is a move to
licence the areas outside premises in Dunedin to legitimise past convention
therefore it would be appropriate for this premises to have their licensed area
expanded to include the area outside.
16 Similarly the late
night venues are having one way door policies imposed as a condition of
licence. Again, this would be appropriate for this premises.
Signatories
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Author:
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Kevin Mechen - Secretary, District Licensing Committee
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Authoriser:
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Attachments
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Title
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Page
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a
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Application for Renewal
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8
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b
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Application Supporting
Documents
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16
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c
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Medical Officer of
Health Opposition Report
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30
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d
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Police Opposition
Report
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37
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e
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Licensing Inspector
Opposition Report
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40
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f
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Fire & Emergency NZ
Emails
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43
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g
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Public Notices
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46
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