Alcohol licenses in Auckland are governed by the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 (SSAA) and Auckland’s Local Alcohol Policy (LAP) (once it clears all the legal hurdles). The SSAA effectively provides a default set of rules and the Local...
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A look forward at what we can expect in 2019 including some shenanigans from The Trusts
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The argument sometimes surfaces that without the licensing trusts, dairies will be allowed to sell booze. The legislation is pretty clear that dairies can’t be issued with an off-license. But the legislation is equally clear that it is OK to...
Learn more The monopoly rights held by the West Auckland trusts are not exhaustive. There are a couple of exemptions for off-licenses and for on-licenses it only applies to taverns and hotels. Off licenses One off-license exemption is for production sites...
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The Trusts is actually a joint venture called WATS Ltd. So what does that mean for us?
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