Liquor licensing

Club licence

This licence authorises a club to sell or supply liquor for consumption on the premises. A club must be incorporated. Club licences are held by sports and social clubs. There must be a person with a current manager's certificate on duty at all times when liquor is being sold or supplied to the public.

All clubs

must have a secretary, and
proceeds from the sale of liquor must belong to the club

Please note that temporary authorities cannot be granted to club licensed premises.

Apply for a new club licence
Building and planning certificates
Renew your licence

Apply for a new club licence

the fee for a club licence is $776.00. The fee must be paid at the time of application and is not refundable
the processing timeframe is 25 working days provided that all the relevant information is included with the application
before you apply for your club licence you will need to obtain building and planning certificates
if you do not own the premises, the owner's consent must be included with the application
a plan of the premises must be included in the application
once your application has been accepted for lodgement, two public notices must be placed in the newspaper within 20 working days
this licence is initially renewable after one year then every three years after that

the licence application form including guidelines on what you need to do
the forms to apply for the compliance certificates
an application form for manager's certificate

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Building and planning certificates

Planning Certificate under the Resource Management Act 1991

fee is $152
takes approximately 20 working days to process
applications should include all supporting information and documentation, particularly planned usage of floor areas for ALL buildings on site, proposed or existing opening hours and parking requirements for each activity on site. Details of what's required are included on the application form.

To apply

Download and complete the Planning Certificate application form (279k PDF)
Send your application, the fee and all required information (as stated in the application form) to
Auckland City
Private Bag 92516
Wellesley St
Auckland Central

Building Code Certificate

This compliance certificate is required to ensure that the premises comply with the Building Code

fee is $293
takes approximately 20 working days to process

To apply

Download and complete the Building code certificate application form (41k PDF)
Send your application, the fee and all required information (as stated in the application form) to
Auckland City
Private Bag 92516
Wellesley St
Auckland Central

Updated July 2008