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Liquor licences

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Renew your licence

We will send you a letter reminding you to renew your liquor licence, along with an application pack, six weeks before your licence is due to expire. We send this to the most recent postal address we have on file for you, so if your postal address changes it is important that you tell us. Ultimately, it is your responsibility as the licensee to make sure your application for renewal is lodged in time.

You should send your renewal application to us 6-4 weeks before your licence is due to expire although we will accept applications up to close-of-business on the expiry date.

If your licence expires you will need to apply for a new one. This involves starting from scratch and you will need to apply for a new liquor planning certificate and a new building code certificates before you can lodge your new application. Getting a new licence can be time consuming and expensive. It also opens up greater opportunities for people to object to another licence being granted. We are also required to inform the police and they may visit your premises and ask you to remove alcohol from sale until a new licence is issued.

Fees

  • the fee to renew an on, off or club licence is $793.24 (inc GST).
  • the fee to renew a BYO on licence or caterers off licence is 134.93 (inc GST).

Fees must be paid when the renewal application is lodged and are not refundable.
 

Step 1

 Download and complete the Renewal of on, off or club licence (248k PDF)

Step 2

 Send the application form, including 
  • the relevant fee
  • a copy of your current liquor licence
  • a completed Fire Statement (this is for premises and is included in the application form), or
  • a current Warrant of Fitness certificate as relevant (for conveyances)

to District Licensing Agency, Auckland Council, Private Bag 92300, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142.

Please make cheques payable to Auckland Council.

Step 3

 If your application is accepted for lodgement, we will send you
  • a letter saying we have received your application
  • a guide to placing a public notice.

Two public notices must be placed in the newspaper within 10 working days.

When the notices have been published, send a copy of each notice (preferably the full newspaper page) showing the date and name of the paper to
District Licensing Agency, Auckland Council, Private Bag 92300, Victoria Street West, Auckland 1142.

Processing

 Provided all the relevant information is included, applications take 30 working days to process. Your existing licence remains valid until a decision is made on the renewal.

Updated July 2011