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8. Renew your alcohol club licence

Whakahōutia tō raihana waipiro hei inu ā-karapu

You should know

Holidays can cause confusion at the end of the year.

You still need to apply to renew your alcohol licence at least 20 working days before it expires. Under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act, the days between 20 December 2023 and 15 January 2024 are not working days.

This means if your licence is due to expire between 20 December 2023 and 15 January 2024, you need to apply for renewal by Tuesday 21 November 2023.

If your licence is due to expire between 16 January 2024 and 13 February 2024 you need to carefully calculate the latest date for filing your licence renewal application. It will be in either November or December.

When to renew your alcohol club licence

If you have an existing club licence, you must apply to renew it at least 20 working days before it expires.

If you know you will be submitting your application less than 20 working days before your current licence expires, you need to say on your application form why it is late. The application form will ask you to provide further detail.

You should know

Under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act, the days between 20 December 2022 and 15 January 2023 are not working days.
 
This means if your licence is due to expire between 18 December 2022 and 16 January 2023, you will need to apply for your renewal by Monday 21 November 2022.

What you need to renew your alcohol club licence

Apply online or download the application form below. Please include:

  • A copy of the food and drinks menu.
  • A copy of the club's constitution or rules.
  • A copy of your host responsibility policy and an alcohol management plan - see Write a host responsibility policy.
  • A letter of authorisation for the consultant, if you use a consultant. A photo of the main entrance.
  • A copy of the floor plans highlighting restricted or supervised areas and the main entrance.
  • A copy of the Certificate of Incorporation or other documentary evidence of its incorporation identifying particulars of the club's charter.
  • A copy of your existing club licence.

Calculate the fee to renew your alcohol club licence

How late are you planning to trade? required
Has your licence been suspended or withheld in the last 18 months? required
Calculate licence fee

Apply to renew your alcohol club licence

Your application fee is non-refundable.

Online

Apply now

In person

Bring your completed application form and supporting documents to one of our libraries with council services and pay by:

  • EFTPOS
  • Visa, MasterCard or American Express.

What happens next

If you apply to renew your licence at least 20 working days before it expires, you can continue selling alcohol with no gap in business.

We will forward your application to the District Licensing Committee who will make the final decision.

Publish a public notice

Place your public notice as soon as possible.

The public have 25 working days from the date of the online notice to object to your application.

During this time, the police and the Medical Officer of Health will also look into your application.

For more information, see Notify the public of your alcohol licence application.

If your application is approved

If your application is approved, we will post your renewed licence to you.

If your application is contested

We will let you know if:

  • members of the public object to your application
  • New Zealand Police, Auckland Regional Public Health Service or our inspector oppose your application.

The District Licensing Committee will contact you if you need to attend a public hearing before a final decision is made.

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