Review of Regulatory Framework for the Sale and Supply of Liquor

Status: Work in Progress

Alcohol In Our Lives: Curbing the Harm - NZLC R 114

Published 27 Apr 2010

'Alcohol In Our Lives: Curbing the Harm' (NZLC R114, Wellington 2010) is the Commission’s final report on the review of New Zealand’s liquor laws. The terms of reference for the review required the Commission to consider a broad range of issues including: the adequacy of the current liquor licensing laws; alcohol taxation and pricing; advertising; age restrictions and the responsibilities of parents with respect to adolescent drinking. The report contains 153 recommendations to Government and is divided into four parts. Part 1 summarises the public consultation findings and outlines the case for legal reform; Part 2 sets out the detailed framework for a new licensing system; Part 3 deals with alcohol taxation and pricing and the promotion of alcohol and Part 4 addresses alcohol offences, education and treatment. The 32 page extracted Summary of the full report can be downloaded separately. A limited number of hardcopies are available for purchase. The Report was tabled in Parliament on 27 April 2010. Review of the Regulatory Framework for the Sale and Supply of Liquor Submissions Analysis A separate report on the 2,939 public submissions on the Commission’s Issues Paper, ('Alcohol In Our Lives' (NZLC IP15, Wellington 2009) is also available. This 48 page report prepared by independent consultants, Litmus, contains an analysis of all 2,939 submissions across seven key policy areas: licensing; opening hours; purchase/drinking age; off-licences; tax and price; advertising and drinking in a public place. It also contains an in depth analysis of different stakeholder positions across the full range of policy options. The policies analysed in this report are those that were put forward as provisional options for public debate in the Commission’s Issues Paper published in July 2009.

  Summary.pdf (PDF, 661 KB)

  Intro.pdf (PDF, 456 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 1 - What New Zealanders told us.pdf (PDF, 2,199 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 2 - The context for reform.pdf (PDF, 1,123 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 3 - Alcohol and harm.pdf (PDF, 626 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 4 - The case for change.pdf (PDF, 850 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 5 - Regulating the sale and supply of alcohol.pdf (PDF, 1,729 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 6 - Why the availability of alcohol matters.pdf (PDF, 1,105 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 7 - Licence criteria.pdf (PDF, 1,720 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 8 - New criteria for selling takeaway alcohol.pdf (PDF, 1,182 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 9 - Conditions on licences.pdf (PDF, 2,083 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 10 - Licensing bodies.pdf (PDF, 796 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 11 - Licence fees, renewals and managers.pdf (PDF, 1,395 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 12 - Club licences.pdf (PDF, 734 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 13 - Special licences.pdf (PDF, 789 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 14 - Exemptions.pdf (PDF, 1,358 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 15 - Licensing trusts.pdf (PDF, 718 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 16 - Age restrictions.pdf (PDF, 1,117 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 17 - Reducing demand, the role of price.pdf (PDF, 2,125 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 18 - Alcohol pricing policies.pdf (PDF, 1,284 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 19 - Advertising, sponsorhip and promotion of alcohol.pdf (PDF, 2,567 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 20 - Offences, monitoring and enforcement.pdf (PDF, 1,845 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 21 - Alcohol in public places.pdf (PDF, 796 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 22 - Regulating alcohol products.pdf (PDF, 734 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 23 - Education.pdf (PDF, 768 KB) | view as html

  Chapter 24 - Treatment.pdf (PDF, 1,111 KB) | view as html

  Appendices 1 and 2 (pages 433 - 472).pdf (PDF, 2,765 KB) | view as html

  Appendices 2 and 3 (pages 473 - 513).pdf (PDF, 1,751 KB) | view as html

  Litmus Report (Sub Analysis).pdf (PDF, 401 KB) | view as html

Obtain a hard copy

The Law Commission prints a limited number of each publication which can be purchased by contacting:

publications@lawcom.govt.nz
t. 04-473-3453
f. 04-471-0959

Alcohol In Our Lives: Curbing the Harm: $30.00

Review of Regulatory Framework for the Sale and Supply of Liquor: Part 1: Alcohol Legislation and the Conscience Vote - NZLC R 106

Published 12 May 2009

The Commission's latest report, Review of Regulatory Framework for the Sale and Supply of Liquor: Part 1: Alcohol Legislation and the Conscience Vote (NZLC R106, Wellington 2009) examines the use of the conscience vote in the New Zealand House of Representatives. It explains how conscience voting differs from standard party-based voting. The report then looks at why conscience voting has historically been so popular for Bills dealing with the sale and supply of alcohol. The report suggests that it is preferable that future alcohol Bills be subject to standard party-based voting given the risks conscience voting poses to the clarity and effectiveness of the laws passed by Parliament.

Whole document (PDF, 1,106 KB) | view as html

Obtain a hard copy

The Law Commission prints a limited number of each publication which can be purchased by contacting:

publications@lawcom.govt.nz
t. 04-473-3453
f. 04-471-0959

Review of Regulatory Framework for the Sale and Supply of Liquor: Part 1: Alcohol Legislation and the Conscience Vote: $20.00

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