Sale-and-Supply-of-Alcohol-Community-Participation-Amendment-Bill.FINAL.pdf [pdf, 3.3 MB]
...costly court processes and are never adopted, thereby undermining communities’ voices. At present, LAPs cover 35% of the population. Following appeal, LAPs have been abandoned in Christchurch, the Far North and Hamilton, and halted in Wellington. Auckland’s LAP has been held up in the appeals process for 7 years. Removing the mechanism would enhance community involvement in local decision-making. Plan and timeline for introducing a bill on local alcohol policie...