Notice of Meeting:
I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the
District Licensing Committee will be held on:
Date: Tuesday
20 July 2021
Time: 9.30
am
Venue: Edinburgh
Room, Municipal Chambers, the Octagon, Dunedin
Sandy Graham
District Licensing Committee
Great Taste – Temporary Authority
PUBLIC AGENDA
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Chairperson
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Member Colin Weatherall
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Members
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Rakei Amohau
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Katie Lane
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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
20 July 2021
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ITEM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
1 Apologies 4
2 Confirmation
of Agenda 4
Part
A Reports (Committee has power to decide these matters)
3 Report
for Temporary Authority, Great Taste Buffet Restaurant, 12 St Andrew Street,
Dunedin – From Secretary, District Licensing Committee 5
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District Licensing Committee
20 July 2021
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Part
A Reports
Report for Temporary Authority, Great Taste
Buffet Restaurant, 12 St Andrew Street, Dunedin – From Secretary,
District Licensing Committee
Department: Civic
APPLICATION DESCRIPTION
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Applicant’s
Name:
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Great
Taste Limited
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Site
Address
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12
St Andrew Street, Dunedin
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Trading
Name:
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Great
Taste Buffet Restaurant
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Style
of Licence
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Restaurant
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Application
Number
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TA-10-2021
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Date
received by Council
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10
June 2021
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 This
is a report for an application for a temporary authority for the premises
situated at 12 St Andrew Street, Dunedin, and known as “Great
Taste”. There are no specific criteria found at section 136 of the
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 (the Act) to consider however, as the
holder of a temporary authority has the same duties, obligations and
liabilities as a licence holder, the criteria found in section 105 may be
useful as a guide.
2 The
premises changed ownership in the latter part of 2020, but this was only found
out by the Inspector in May 2021. There had been no attempt by the
applicant to notify the various Dunedin City Council departments or this
Committee of the change. The applicant was told to cease the alcohol
sales and supply until such time as they had their own authority to do so.
3 The
application was sent to the Police and Licensing Inspector because this is the
first temporary authority sought by the applicant for this premises.
4 The
Inspector submitted an adverse report, so the Committee has decided to consider
the application at a public hearing.
APPLICANT AND APPLICATION
5 A
temporary authority is the mechanism available to people/businesses who take
over an existing licensed premises and want to be able to continue to sell and/or
supply alcohol while their application for their own alcohol licence is being
processed.
Applicant
6 The
applicant company, Great Taste Limited, was incorporated on 12 November
2020. There is one director, Deqin Wang, and two shareholders, Deqin Wang
and Junlin Li.
7 They
have previously been involved with “Kwang Chow Cuisine” in Dunedin
and the “Hong Kong Restaurant” in Invercargill.
PUBLIC NOTICE
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application was not publicly advertised, nor is there a requirement to
circulate the application to the Police, Medical Officer of Health or Licensing
Inspector. However, as this is the applicant’s first temporary
authority application for this premises, the application was sent to the Police
and Inspector for comment.
Police
9 The
Police have no issues with the application. They noted that the previous
owner, Shi Cheng, is the named manager who will be available for functions
only.
Licensing Inspector
10 The
Licensing Inspector identified the change of ownership while inquiring into a
manager’s certificate application for the premises. When he spoke
to the new occupier, they told him the previous owner had not advised them of
the requirement to advise the Council and Licensing Committee.
11 A
check revealed the director and shareholders of the applicant company had
previously owned two restaurants and that when they took over the Dunedin
restaurant (Kwang Chow Cuisine) in 2015 they applied for a temporary authority
and gave the reason “Purchasing restaurant and wishes to continue to sell
alcohol on premise.” The subsequent on-licence application for this
premises was determined at a public hearing.
12 The
Inspector has questioned the suitability of the applicant to hold an alcohol
licence and has indicated that the on-licence application would be opposed.
CONCLUSION
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applicant appears to have continued normal trade at the premises from November
2020 to May 2021 without authority to sell and/or supply alcohol.
14 While
their stated reason is that the previous owner did not advise them of the need
to notify anyone of the change, it would appear they did have that knowledge.
15 The
Committee will have the opportunity to hear all parties to determine the
suitability of the applicant.
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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Temporary Authority
Application
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8
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⇩b
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Licensing Inspector's
Report
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14
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⇩c
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Police Email
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⇩d
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FENZ Email
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⇩e
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Building Safety Officer
Report
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20
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⇩f
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Previous Licences Held
by Applicant
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22
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⇩g
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T/A File for Kwang Chow
Cuisine
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23
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