Notice of Meeting:
I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the
District Licensing Committee will be held on:
Date: Tuesday
19 August 2025
Time: 1.00
p.m.
Venue: Council
Chamber, top floor, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the Octagon, Dunedin
Sandy Graham
District Licensing Committee
Opposed On and Off Licence Renewal – St Kilda
Tavern
PUBLIC AGENDA
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Chairperson
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Colin Weatherall
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Members
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Katie Lane
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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.
ITEM TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
Part A Reports (Committee has power to decide
these matters)
1 Report
for Opposed On and Off-licence Renewal; "St Kilda Tavern", 2 Prince
Albert Road, Dunedin – From Secretary, District Licensing Committee 3
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District Licensing Committee
19 August 2025
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Part
A Reports
Report for Opposed On and Off-licence Renewal; "St
Kilda Tavern", 2 Prince Albert Road, Dunedin – From Secretary,
District Licensing Committee
Department: Civic
APPLICATION DESCRIPTION
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Applicant’s
Name:
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St
Kilda Tavern (2002) Limited
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Site
Address
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2
Prince Albert Road, Dunedin
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Trading
Name:
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St
Kilda Tavern
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Style
of Licence
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Tavern
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Application
Number
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ON-5434-2006
& OFF-5435-2006
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Date
received by Council
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06
November 2024
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 This
is a report for an application by St Kilda Tavern (2002) Limited for the
renewal of on and off-licences for the premises situated at 2 Prince Albert
Road, Dunedin, and known as the “St Kilda Tavern”. The
criteria found at section 131 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 (the
Act) apply to these applications.
2 The
applicant has not been involved with the running of the premises for the past
two years. The business is for sale and has been operating with two
prospective purchasers utilising temporary authorities. The
applicant is seeking to renew the licences to allow a third entity to operate
on a temporary authority while their own application is prepared and submitted.
3 There
have been issues with the previous two holders of temporary authorities for the
premises. The Licensing Inspector stated that the application is missing
a lot of detail and believes the Committee would benefit by hearing how the
applicant intends to operate in the future. The suitability of the holder
of the temporary authority is not a factor in this matter.
4 Public
notice of the application did not attract any objection and the Medical Officer
of Health Delegate did not opposed the application. No report was
received from the Police.
APPLICANT AND APPLICATION
Applicant
5 The
applicant in this matter is the owner of the building and is seeking to renew
the on and off-licences for the business operating from the premises.
They do not live locally.
6 In
the past two years there have been two previous operators at the premises
utilising temporary authorities while their own applications were
determines. The first was opposed by the agencies and they withdrew their
application before the matter was heard by the Committee.
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second operator’s applications were also opposed. After a hearing
before the Dunedin District Licensing Committee, the applications were
declined.
8 A
third person has indicated an interest in the premises and is operating on a
temporary authority.
9 The
underlying licences for the premises expired on 14 April 2025 so, in order for
the interested party to operate, the applicant seeks to renew the underlying on
and off-licences.
PUBLIC NOTICE
10 Public
notice of the applications did not attract any objections. The Medical
Officer of Health Delegate did not oppose the applications and the Police did
not submit a report.
11 The
Licensing Inspector has expressed concern that the application is not based on
any current trading practice and the applicant is no longer actively involved
with the business. The Inspector commented that it was unclear how the
object of the Act could be upheld when the application was not based on any
trade practice.
12 The
suitability of the applicant could not be assessed by the Inspector because
they are no longer active in the business operated from the premises.
13 The
Inspector believes the Committee would benefit from hearing the matter so they
may understand the nature of the business and how it is intended to be run in
the future.
CONCLUSION
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hearing is an opportunity for the applicant to explain the purpose of the
licence renewals, the future direction of the business, and to satisfy the
Committee that the renewals are required.
Signatories
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Author:
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Kevin Mechen - Alcohol, Psychoactive Substances and
Gambling Advisor
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Attachments
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Title
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Page
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⇩a
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On-licence Renewal
Application
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6
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⇩b
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Off-licence Renewal
Application
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18
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⇩c
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Licensing Inspector's
Report
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30
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⇩d
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Medical Officer of
Health Delegate On-licence Report
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34
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⇩e
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Medical Officer of
Health Delegate Off-licence Report
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35
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⇩f
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Fire and Emergency New
Zealand Email
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36
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⇩g
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Notice of Declaration
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37
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⇩h
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ODT Public Notices
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39
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