General Info
District Licensing Committee
The Hurunui District Licensing Committee has been
appointed to deal with licensing matters for our district.
- Councillor Michael Ward - Chairperson
- Councillor Pauline White
- David Kidd
- Mayor Marie Black
Roles and responsibilities of the committee
The Hurunui District Licensing Committee will decide applications for:
- new and renewal licence and managers’ certificates, regardless of whether these are contested
- temporary authorities and temporary licences
- variation of licences, and
- most enforcement action for special licences.
Deciding licence applications
The Hurunui District Licensing Committee is required to consider a range of criteria when deciding licence applications (see sections 105, 131 and 142 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012). Case law and guidance or practice directions issued by the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority (ARLA) will also influence the committee's decisions.
The below appointments were made at a previous Council meeting on 3 September 2019, with Councillor P Redmond also appointed to the committee on 25 October 2019. Hurunui District Licensing Committee List, to be used only if a quorum of three cannot be reached from elected members of the Hurunui District Council.
Waimakariri District Licensing Committee members are:
- Chairperson Neville Atkinson
- Deputy Chairperson Jim Gerard (Commissioner)
- Councillor Wendy Doody
- Councillor Philip Redmond
- Councillor Paul Williams
