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All liquor licence applications must be publicly notified in the Otago Daily Times and via a notice placed on the premises subject to the licence.

Any person over the age of 18 can formally object to a licence application if they have a greater interest than the public generally.

What can you object to?

The matters that can be objected are prescribed in law and include:

For new applications 

• The suitability of the applicant to hold a liquor licence
• The days and hours on which liquor will be sold
• Designations proposed for the premises
  
• The supply of low alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks
• Steps proposed to ensure prohibited people are not sold alcohol
• The sale and supply of food and beverages other than alcohol
• Provision of assistance with or information about alternative transport
• Whether the applicant will be involved with the sale or supply of goods or services not related directly to alcohol

For renewal appliactions

• The suitability of the licensee
• The conditions attached to the licence
• The manner in which the licensee has conducted the sale and supply of liquor pursuant to the licence
• Matters dealt with in any report made by the police, licensing inspector or Medical Officer of Health.

How do you object?

Objections against a licence application, new or renewal, must be made in writing and submitted to us within 10 working days of the application's first public notice.

When there are objections to the application from the public, the Police, Medical Officer of Health or DLA Inspector, the application may be forwarded to the LLA for a decision. It is important therefore to state whether or not you wish to be heard at any hearing in support of your objection. It is expected that you would appear to speak in support of your submission at the hearing.

If you would ike any more information about objecting to a licence appliaction, you can contact the District Licensing Authority on 477 4000.