Sale-and-Supply-of-Alcohol-Community-Participation-Amendment-Bill.FINAL.pdf [pdf, 3.3 MB]
...of the Act. Local councils can develop a LAP, in consultation with their community, about licensing of the sale and supply of alcohol in the area. The LAP can cover the location of licensed premises, maximum trading hours, conditions for sale, and licence density. 10. The intention is to empower communities to have their say about alcohol decisions that impact them, but, in practice, the ability to appeal means many LAPs get tied up in long costly court processes and are never adopted,...