Notice of Meeting:
I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the
District Licensing Committee will be held on:
Date: Wednesday
6 October 2021
Time: 9.30
am
Venue: Edinburgh
Room, Municipal Chambers, the Octagon, Dunedin
Sandy Graham
District Licensing Committee
Reconvene Hearing of 10 June 2021 for an On-Licence Renewal
Vault 21
PUBLIC AGENDA
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Chairperson
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Commissioner Colin Weatherall
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Members
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Rakei Amohau
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Karen Elliot
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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
6 October 2021
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Part
A Reports
Report for On-licence Renewal of Vault 21, 21
The Octagon, Dunedin – From Secretary, District Licensing Committee
Department: Civic
APPLICATION DESCRIPTION
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Applicant’s
Name:
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AND
Hospitality Group Limited
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Site
Address
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21
the Octagon, Dunedin
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Trading
Name:
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Vault
21
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Style
of Licence
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Tavern
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Application
Number
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ON-29-2013
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Date
received by Council
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12
February 2021
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 This
is a report for an application for the renewal of an on-licence for the
premises situated at 21 The Octagon, Dunedin, and known as “Vault
21”. The criteria found at section 131 of the Sale and Supply of
Alcohol Act 2012 (the Act) apply to this application.
2 The
application was not opposed by the reporting agencies however, their reports
raised sufficient questions for the Committee to require a hearing.
3 At
the conclusion of the hearing the applicant was given some time to amend their
paperwork to the satisfaction of the agencies and Committee. They were
also required to have their bar staff complete the ServeWise online training
course. The applicant was given three months to meet the required
standard.
4 All
bar staff have completed the ServeWise course and some of their documentation
has been changed to the satisfaction of the reporting agencies.
5 However,
about one month after the hearing, the police were in the premises on two
separate occasions when fights broke out on the dance floor. The police
submitted a ‘supplementary report’ detailing the two incidents.
6 The
Committee has decided to reconvene the hearing into the renewal of the licence
so the performance of the applicant can be assessed in light of the new
information.
APPLICANT’s first hearing
7 At
the end of the first hearing on 10 June 2021, the Committee sent a
‘minute’ to the applicant detailing what the Committee wanted
addressed. The points noted were
· Bar
staff to complete the ServeWise training course
· An
updated, premises specific, Host Responsibility Policy
· An
updated, premises specific, Alcohol Management Plan
· A
Risk Management Plan detailing how risk will be managed and dealt with in the
premises at any time
· A
Staff Training Plan – what is covered in the training and how is it
conducted at the premises
· A
plan detailing the supervision and mentoring of all
staff.
8 The
applicant has ensured all bar staff have completed the required course and
copies of their completion certificates have been forwarded to the Committee.
9 The
amended Host Responsibility, Alcohol Management and Risk Management Plans have
been circulated. The Committee has, at the date of preparing this report,
not seen a Staff Training Plan.
10 The
applicant was asked to supply the information by 10 September 2021. In
the time given the country went into a full lockdown because of the pandemic
and the applicant would not have had access to their business.
supplementary police report
11 On
26 August 2021 the Police sent a Supplementary Report summarising recent
compliance checks at the premises. Two of the checks revealed issues:
· 10
July 2021 – while in the premises, a police officer observed a possibly
intoxicated male being assaulted by another male from a large group. The
victim managed to get away before he could be spoken to and the offended was
not properly identified. The group was removed from the premises by
security.
· 11
July 2021 – while in the premises a fight broke out on the dance floor.
This was stopped by security but one of the offenders continued to fight.
He was restrained and removed by the police and subsequently formally warned.
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Police are satisfied with the amended documents circulated by the applicant.
CONCLUSION
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renewal application for Vault 21 was not opposed in the first instance.
The Committee convened the hearing because the comments made in the
agency’s reports raised questions.
14 During
the hearing the applicant was challenged about their paperwork. They accepted
it need to be changed and most of this has been done. The Staff Training
Plan is yet to be provided.
15 This
reconvened hearing will provide an opportunity to get detail about the two
incidents cited and for the applicant to explain the changes made at the
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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Hearing Direction
Minute
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8
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⇩b
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Police Supplementary
Report
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21
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⇩c
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Amended Host
Responsibility Plan
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22
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⇩d
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Amended Display Host
Responsibility Poster
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28
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⇩e
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Amended Alcohol
Management Plan
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30
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⇩f
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Original Hearing Agenda
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36
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