Agenda of District Licensing Committee

Notice of Meeting:

I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the District Licensing Committee will be held on:

Date: Thursday 18 May 2023

Time: 10.30 am

Venue: Council Chamber, top floor, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon, Dunedin

Sandy Graham

Chief Executive Officer

District Licensing Committee

Renewal of Off-Licence – Caversham Liquor

PUBLIC AGENDA

MEMBERSHIP

Chairperson

Colin Weatherall

Deputy Chairperson

Rakei Amohau

Members

Cr Marie Laufiso

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.

District Licensing Committee

18 May 2023

Part A Reports

Report for Renewal of Off-licence: ""Caversham Liquor", 267 South Road, Dunedin – From Secretary, District Licensing Committee

Department: Civic

APPLICATION DESCRIPTION

Applicant’s Name:	Frank and Sandra Shum Limited
Site Address	267 South Road, Dunedin
Trading Name:	Caversham Liquor
Style of Licence	Off-licence
Application Number	OFF-5765-2006
Date received by Council	20 November 2022

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1 This is a report for an application for the renewal of an off-licence for the premises situated at 267 South Road, Dunedin, and known as “Caversham Liquor”. 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. The Licensing Inspector discussed the licence hours because the Applicant’s longest trading day is 10.00 am to 8.30 pm however they wish to retain the curre3nt licence hours and reconsider at the next renewal.

3 No public objections were received but the Police have opposed the renewal. The Medical Officer of Health has not opposed the renewal and, while not in opposition, the Licensing Inspector supports the position of the Police.

APPLICANT AND APPLICATION

4 The applicant is Frank and Sandra Shum Limited. At the time of the application the two directors and shareholders were Frank and Sandra Shum. However, Sandra passed away in 2022 and April 2023 Frank Shum became the sole director of the company. Their daughter, Brenda Lee, is involved with the operation of the business and will take a greater role when the estate is settled.

5 The applicant has owned and operated the premises since 2003 alongside the grocery store next door. The two stores open from a common entrance foyer.

6 The earliest the store opens is 10.00 am. However, after discussion with the Licensing Inspector, the applicant advised they would like to retain the current hours but would reconsider them at the next renewal in 2025.

7 The store offers a range of single unit RTDs and high strength beer in 500ml cans. When asked about this practice the applicant explained they had many regular customers on a budget who liked to buy small quantities.

8 The Inspector advises there are no suitability issues with the applicant.

PUBLIC NOTICE

9 Public notice of the application did not attract any objections.

10 However, the Police have opposed the licence renewal. They are seeking the inclusion of two new conditions on the licence: no external advertising or promotion of alcohol on the exterior of the building and no single sales of RTDs, beer or cider in containers 500ml or less (excluding craft beer).

11 The Police believes the sale of single unit, high strength alcohol in a vulnerable community raises questions as to the suitability of the applicant and is contrary to the object of the Act.

12 The Medical Officer of Health has not opposed the renewal and, while not opposed, the Licensing Inspector supports the position of the Police.

CONCLUSION

13 This application is for the renewal of an off-licence. The Inspector has discussed the licence hours with the applicant who has stated they would like to retain the current hours at this time but will reconsider at the next renewal.

14 Committee will be required to consider the evidence relating to the external advertising and impact of single serve units put to it at this hearing and assess the information against the criteria in section 131 of the Act.

Signatories

Author:	Kevin Mechen - Secretary, District Licensing Committee
Authoriser:

Attachments

	Title	Page
⇩a	Application to renew off-licence	8
⇩b	Licensing Inspector's Report	19
⇩c	Police Opposition Report	24
⇩d	Medical Officer of Helath Report	27
⇩e	Fire and Emergency NZ Email	28
⇩f	Applicant Email re Retaining Current Hours	29
⇩g	Miscellaneous Emails	40
⇩h	Notice of Declaration	48
⇩i	ODT Public Notices	49