Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Fees) Regulations 2013
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Fees) Regulations 2013
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Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Fees) Regulations 2013
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Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Fees) Regulations 2013
(SR 2013/452)
Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 18th day of November 2013
Present:
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council
Note
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Justice.
Pursuant to sections 397 and 402 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council and in accordance with a recommendation of the Minister of Justice, makes the following regulations.
Contents
Regulations
1 Title
These regulations are the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Fees) Regulations 2013.
2 Commencement
These regulations come into force on 18 December 2013.
3 Interpretation
In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Act means the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
application fee means the fee for any of the following:
(a)
an application for an on-licence, off-licence, or club licence:
(b)
an application to vary an on-licence, off-licence, or club licence:
(c)
an application to renew an on-licence, off-licence, or club licence
ARLA means the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority continued by section 169(1) of the Act.
Part 1 Fees
On-licences, off-licences, and club licences
4 Fees framework for on-licences, off-licences, and club licences
(1)
The fees payable by a licensee or an applicant in respect of premises for which an on-licence, off-licence, or club licence is held or sought comprise—
(a)
an application fee; and
(b)
an annual fee.
(2)
Premises for which an on-licence, off-licence, or club licence is held or sought must be classified by the territorial authority on the basis of the premises’ cost/risk rating, as determined under regulation 5, and the fees category for the premises, as determined under regulation 6.
5 Cost/risk rating of premises
(1)
A territorial authority must assign a cost/risk rating to any premises for which an on-licence, off-licence, or club licence is held or sought.
(2)
The cost/risk rating of premises is the sum of the highest applicable weighting in each of subclauses (3) to (5).
(3)
The weightings relating to the type of licensed premises are as follows:
| Licence held or sought | Type of premises | Weighting | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-licence | Class 1 restaurant, night club, tavern, adult premises | 15 | ||
| On-licence | Class 2 restaurant, hotel, function centre | 10 | ||
| On-licence | Class 3 restaurant, other premises not otherwise specified | 5 | ||
| On-licence | BYO restaurants, theatres, cinemas, winery cellar doors | 2 | ||
| Off-licence | Supermarket, grocery store, bottle store | 15 | ||
| Off-licence | Hotel, tavern | 10 | ||
| Off-licence | Class 1, 2, or 3 club, remote sale premises, premises not otherwise specified | 5 | ||
| Off-licence | Winery cellar doors | 2 | ||
| Club licence | Class 1 club | 10 | ||
| Club licence | Class 2 club | 5 | ||
| Club licence | Class 3 club | 2 |
(4)
The weightings relating to the latest alcohol sales time allowed for premises are as follows:
| Type of premises | Latest trading time allowed by licence (during 24-hour period from 6 am to 6 am) | Weighting | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premises for which an on-licence or club licence is held or sought | 2 am or earlier | 0 | ||
| Between 2.01 am and 3 am | 3 | |||
| Any time after 3 am | 5 | |||
| Premises for which an off-licence is held or sought (other than remote sales premises) | 10 pm or earlier | 0 | ||
| Any time after 10 pm | 3 | |||
| Remote sales premises | Not applicable | 0 |
(5)
The weightings relating to the number of enforcement holdings in respect of the premises in the last 18 months are as follows:
| Number of enforcement holdings in last 18 months (applies to all types of premises) | Weighting | |
|---|---|---|
| None | 0 | |
| 1 | 10 | |
| 2 or more | 20 |
(6)
In subclauses (3) to (5),—
BYO restaurant means a restaurant for which an on-licence is or will be endorsed under section 37 of the Act
class 1 club means a club that has or applies for a club licence and—
(a)
has at least 1 000 members of purchase age; and
(b)
in the opinion of the territorial authority, operates any part of the premises in the nature of a tavern at any time
class 2 club means a club that has or applies for a club licence and is not a class 1 or class 3 club
class 3 club means a club that has or applies for a club licence and—
(a)
has fewer than 250 members of purchase age; and
(b)
in the opinion of the territorial authority, operates a bar for no more than 40 hours each week
class 1 restaurant means a restaurant that has or applies for an on-licence and—
(a)
has, in the opinion of the territorial authority, a significant separate bar area; and
(b)
in the opinion of the territorial authority, operates that bar area, at least 1 night a week, in the manner of a tavern
class 2 restaurant means a restaurant that has or applies for an on-licence and—
(a)
has, in the opinion of the territorial authority, a separate bar; and
(b)
in the opinion of the territorial authority, does not operate that bar area in the manner of a tavern at any time
class 3 restaurant means a restaurant that has or applies for an on-licence and that, in the opinion of the territorial authority, only serves alcohol to the table and does not have a separate bar area
enforcement holding means a holding as defined in section 288 of the Act, or an offence under the Sale of Liquor Act 1989 for which a holding could have been made if the conduct had occurred after 18 December 2013
remote sales premises means premises for which an off-licence is or will be endorsed under section 40 of the Act.
6 Fees categories for premises
(1)
A territorial authority must assign a fees category to any premises for which an on-licence, off-licence, or club licence is held or sought.
(2)
The fees category must be assigned in accordance with the following table, except as provided in subclause (4):
| Cost/risk rating of premises | Fees category | |
|---|---|---|
| 0–2 | Very low | |
| 3–5 | Low | |
| 6–15 | Medium | |
| 16–25 | High | |
| 26 plus | Very high |
(3)
The date on which the fees category for premises must be determined is—
(a)
for the purpose of an application fee, the day on which the application is made; and
(b)
for the purpose of the annual fee, the day on which the annual fee is payable.
(4)
A territorial authority may, in its discretion and in response to particular circumstances, assign a fees category to premises that is 1 level lower than the fees category determined under subclause (1); but no premises may be assigned a category lower than very low.
7 Fees payable for premises in each fees category
(1)
The application fees and annual fees are (except as described in subclause (2)) as follows:
| Fees category for premises | Application fee ($) | Annual fee ($) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very low | 320 | 140 | ||
| Low | 530 | 340 | ||
| Medium | 710 | 550 | ||
| High | 890 | 900 | ||
| Very high | 1,050 | 1,250 |
(2)
If a territorial authority makes bylaws in relation to the fees payable to it (as authorised by the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Fee-setting Bylaws) Order 2013) in respect of on-licences, off-licences, and club licences,—
(a)
the fees must be set in the context of the fees framework described in regulations 4, 5, and 6; and
(b)
by virtue of section 405(2)(a)(i) of the Act, those fees then apply in place of the fees set out in subclause (1).
(3)
The annual fee for a licence is payable to the licensing committee to which, under the Act, any application fee for the licence is paid.
8 Fees payable by territorial authorities to ARLA
The following amounts, taken from each application fee and each annual fee payable to a territorial authority, must be paid by the territorial authority to ARLA:
| Fee category for premises | Application fee ($) | Annual fee ($) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very low | 15 | 15 | ||
| Low | 30 | 30 | ||
| Medium | 45 | 45 | ||
| High | 75 | 75 | ||
| Very high | 150 | 150 |
Special licences
9 Special licence classes
(1)
Every special licence issued by a territorial authority must be of one of the following classes:
| Special licence class | Issued in respect of | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 1 large event: more than 3 medium events: more than 12 small events |
|
| Class 2 | 3 to 12 small events: 1 to 3 medium events |
|
| Class 3 | 1 or 2 small events |
(2)
In subclause (1),—
large event means an event that the territorial authority believes on reasonable grounds will have patronage of more than 400 people
medium event means an event that the territorial authority believes on reasonable grounds will have patronage of between 100 and 400 people
small event means an event that the territorial authority believes on reasonable grounds will have patronage of fewer than 100 people.
10 Fees payable for special licences
(1)
The fee payable to a territorial authority for a special licence is as follows:
| Special licence class | Fee ($) | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | 500 | |
| Class 2 | 180 | |
| Class 3 | 55 |
(2)
A territorial authority may, in its discretion and in response to particular circumstances, charge a fee for a special licence that is 1 class below the class of the licence that is issued; but no fee may be less than the fee payable for a class 3 special licence.
Manager’s certificates
11 Manager’s certificates
(1)
The fee payable under section 219(1)(d) of the Act to accompany an application for a new manager’s certificate, or for a renewal of a manager’s certificate, is $275.
(2)
If a territorial authority makes bylaws in relation to the fees payable to it (as authorised by the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Fee-setting Bylaws) Order 2013) in respect of a manager’s certificate,—
(a)
the fees must be the same as the fee charged by every other territorial authority; and
(b)
by virtue of section 405(2)(a)(i) of the Act, those fees then apply in place of the fee set out in subclause (1).
(3)
The territorial authority must pay $25 to ARLA out of each fee for a new manager’s certificate, and for each renewal of a manager’s certificate, that is paid to the territorial authority.
Other fees
12 Other fees payable to territorial authorities
Temporary authority
(1)
The fee payable under section 136(2) of the Act for a temporary authority to carry on the sale and supply of alcohol is $258.
Temporary licence
(2)
A person applying under section 74 of the Act to sell alcohol pursuant to a licence from premises other than the premises to which the licence relates must pay an application fee to the territorial authority of $258.
Permanent club charters
(3)
The holder of a permanent club charter (as described in section 414 of the Act) must pay an annual fee of $550 to the territorial authority in which the club’s premises are located.
Extract from register
(4)
The fee payable to a licensing committee under section 66(2) of the Act for an extract from a register is $50.
13 Other fees payable to ARLA
Appeals
(1)
The fee for an appeal to ARLA under section 154 of the Act (against a decision of a licensing committee) is $606.09.
(2)
[Revoked]Extract from register
(3)
The fee payable under section 65(2) of the Act for an extract from a register is $67.83.
Regulation 13(1): amended, on 1 July 2025, by regulation 4(1) of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/111).
Regulation 13(2): revoked, on 1 July 2024, by regulation 4(2) of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2024 (SL 2024/105).
Regulation 13(3): amended, on 1 July 2025, by regulation 4(2) of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/111).
Part 2 Administration
14 Time when application fees are payable
(1)
Every application fee must be paid when the application to which it relates is made.
(2)
If, when an application is determined, it is found that a higher application fee should have been paid, the licence must not be issued or renewed, or the variation must not be granted (as the case may be), until the applicant pays the difference between the amount paid and the amount that should have been paid.
(3)
Subclause (2) does not apply if the application was made under the Sale of Liquor Act 1989 before 18 December 2013.
15 Time when annual fees are payable for new licences
If a new on-licence, off-licence, or club licence is applied for and issued after the commencement of these regulations,—
(a)
the annual fee for the licence must be paid before the licence is issued; and
(b)
subsequently, the annual fee for the licence must be paid on the anniversary of the date on which the licence was issued.
16 Time when annual fees payable in relation to existing licences
(1)
This regulation applies to on-licences, off-licences, and club licences issued under the Sale of Liquor Act 1989 (an existing licence).
(2)
The date on which an annual fee for an existing licence is payable is the anniversary of the most recent of the following:
(a)
the date on which the licence was issued:
(b)
the date on which the licence was renewed:
(c)
the date on which a variation of the licence was granted.
(3)
The first annual fee for an existing licence is waived if, between 18 December 2012 and 17 December 2013, the licensee applied and paid the relevant fee for a new licence, a licence renewal, or a licence variation.
(4)
A licensee is not obliged to pay the annual fee payable for an existing licence if—
(a)
the territorial authority to which it is payable has resolved that it will not collect the annual fees payable between 18 December 2013 and a date specified by the territorial authority (which must be on or before 1 July 2014); and
(b)
the annual fee is payable before that date.
17 Time for paying annual fee for permanent club charters
The annual fee for a permanent club charter is payable on 1 July in each year.
18 Fees are exclusive of GST
The fees prescribed in these regulations are exclusive of goods and services tax.
19 Reporting by territorial authorities
(1)
Every territorial authority must, each year, prepare and make publicly available a report showing its income from fees payable in relation to, and its costs incurred in,—
(a)
the performance of the functions of its licensing committee under the Act; and
(b)
the performance of the functions of its inspectors under the Act; and
(c)
undertaking enforcement activities under the Act.
(2)
The first report required by this regulation must relate to the year commencing 1 July 2014.
Rebecca Kitteridge,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.
Date of notification in Gazette: 21 November 2013.
Notes
1 General
This is a consolidation of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Fees) Regulations 2013 that incorporates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its stated date.
2 Legal status
A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.
Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.
3 Editorial and format changes
The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to consolidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.
4 Amendments incorporated in this consolidation
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/111)
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2024 (SL 2024/105)
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