Notice of Meeting:
I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the
District Licensing Committee will be held on:
Date: Monday
16 December 2024
Time: 1:30
p.m.
Venue: Council
Chamber, top floor, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon, Dunedin
Sandy Graham
District Licensing Committee
Opposed On-Licence renewal for the Regent
Theatre Trust
PUBLIC AGENDA
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Chairperson
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Katie Lane
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Members
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Cr Lee Vandervis
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Cr Marie Laufiso
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Senior Officer Kevin
Mechen, Secretary, District Licensing Committee
Governance Support Officer Lauren
Riddle
Lauren Riddle
Governance Support Officer
Telephone: 03 477 4000
Lauren.riddle@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
16 December 2024
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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 Opposed On-licence Renewal, "Regent Theatre", 17 The Octagon,
Dunedin – From Secretary, District Licensing Committee 5
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District Licensing Committee
16 December 2024
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Part
A Reports
Report for Opposed On-licence Renewal, "Regent
Theatre", 17 The Octagon, Dunedin – From Secretary, District
Licensing Committee
Department: Civic
APPLICATION DESCRIPTION
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Applicant’s
Name:
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The
Regent Theatre Trust of Otago
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Site
Address
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17
The Octagon, Dunedin
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Trading
Name:
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Regent
Theatre
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Style
of Licence
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On-licence
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Application
Number
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ON-3317-2006
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Date
received by Council
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21
August 2024
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 This
is a report for an application by The Regent Theatre Trust of Otago for the renewal
of an on-licence for the premises situated at 17 The Octagon, Dunedin, and
known as the “Regent Theatre”. 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 Public
notice of the application did not attract any public objections. Neither
the Police nor Medical Officer of Health raised any matters in opposition.
4 The
Licensing Inspector, however, has concerns that the Applicant does not have the
appropriate systems, staff nor training to comply with the legislation.
APPLICANT AND APPLICATION
5 The
Applicant is a trust established in 1972 to preserve the Regent Theatre as a
predominantly live performance venue for Dunedin. It also hosts film
festivals and offers space for smaller functions/performances. When the
theatre is being used, they utilise the services of volunteers.
6 The
current hours on the licence are Monday to Saturday, 8.00 am to 2.00 am the
following day, on such days and during such hours as the premises is being
operated as an entertainment venue. The Applicant is not seeking any
changes to these conditions.
PUBLIC NOTICE
7 Public
notice of the application did not attract any objections.
8 Neither
the Police nor Medical Officer of Health have raised any matters of concern.
9 The
Licensing Inspector has raised some concerns and has requested the matter be
heard by the District Licensing Committee to ensure their concerns have been
addressed.
10 The
matters raised in the Inspectors report include:
a) The
premises has been operating without a certified manager being appointed.
This resulted in the Police issuing a ‘Graduated response Model’
warning. During the process, it became apparent the Trust was not maintaining
the required ‘Register of Duty Managers’ as required by s232 of the
Act.
b) While
there are substantial food options available, there is a warning they may take
some time (not quantified) to prepare. Intervals during performances are
about 20 minutes long and this type of food cannot be taken into the theatre;
this may be seen as discouraging the purchase of substantial food.
c) The
volumes of wine served is also a concern. One can order either a
‘regular’ (185ml) or ‘large’ (250ml) pour.
Assuming the wine is 12.5% ABV, the large pour is about 2.75 standard drinks
which, when no substantial food can be taken into the theatre with the wine,
close monitoring of the audience would be required.
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Inspector does not believe there are appropriate systems, staff or processes in
place at the theatre which has lead to there being no certified managers.
The ‘situation’ with the substantial food requirement may be
considered contrary to the requirements of their licence.
CONCLUSION AND CONDITIONS
12 The
Applicant in this matter has been warned for not having a certified manager
appointed and are taking steps to have new managers appointed.
13 The
availability of substantial food options for consumption during shows does need
clarification to ensure compliance with the legislation.
14 The hearing
will provide the Applicant the opportunity to assure they are taking
appropriate steps to ensure compliance with the conditions of their licence.
Signatories
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Author:
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Kevin Mechen - Alcohol, Psychoactive Substances and
Gambling Advisor
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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 to Renew On
License
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8
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⇩b
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Licensing Inspector's
Report
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23
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⇩c
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Medical officer of
Health Interim Opposition
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28
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⇩d
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Police Report
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29
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⇩e
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Fire and Emergency NZ
Email
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30
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⇩f
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Police Email re GRM
Warning
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31
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⇩g
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Graduated Response
Model Warning
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32
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⇩h
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Regent Theatre Risk
Mitigation Action Plan
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33
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⇩i
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Applicant Email
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35
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⇩j
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Notifications of Change
of Managers
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36
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⇩k
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Public Notice
Declaration
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39
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⇩l
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Otago Daily Times
Public Notices
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40
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⇩m
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DLC Coversheet
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42
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