ALCOHOL IN OUR LIVES:AN ISSUES PAPER ON THE REFORM OF NEW ZEALAND S LIQUOR LAWS (NZLC IP15, 2009) THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION PROCESS 1. The Law Commission s consultation document, Alcohol In Our Lives: An Issues Paper On The Reform Of New Zealand s Liquor Laws (NZLC IP15, 2009) was published in July 2009 and invited feedback from the public on the proposed options for the reform of liquor laws in New Zealand. The consultation period was open for three months from 31 July until 30 October 2009. 2. The Commission received 2939 submissions through the public consultation process. We continued accepting submissions received in the post up to mid November 2009, in order to ensure all submissions posted prior to the close off date of 30 October 2009 were received. Electronic submissions received during this period were also accepted, and processed. Submissions received subsequently were read by the Commission s project team but could not be included in the data analysis. 3. More than two thirds of submissions were received from individuals. Alongside these were several hundred submissions from a range of organisations including, central and local government, liquor companies and related industry organisations, liquor wholesalers and retailers, academics, the medical profession, advertising groups, the Police, the treatment sector and community groups. 4. The organisations that made a submission to the Commission are listed below. A set of submissions received from these organisations is available on CD from the Commission at a cost of $10.00 (incl GST). In some cases information has been redacted from submissions in accordance with the withholding provisions of the Official Information 1982. This is noted where appropriate. 5. A full set of the 2939 submissions received is available from the Commission on DVD at a cost of $25.00 (incl GST). In order to protect the privacy of natural persons, identifying information from individual submissions has been redacted under s.9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act 1982.
Submissions received from organisations in response to Alcohol In Our Lives:An Issues Paper On The Reform Of New Zealand s Liquor Laws (NZLC IP15, 2009) Accident Compensation Corporation Accor Hospitality ACT on Campus & Young Nationals Active West Coast Addiction Help Program Addington Events Advertising Standards Authority Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand - Pacific Reference Group Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC) Alcohol & Drug Assessment Services Ltd Alcohol Drug Association NZ Alcohol Healthwatch All Saints Community Church Anglican Diocese of Christchurch Aoraki Primary Health Organisation Aotearoa Alcohol & Other Drug Consumer Network Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party Ashburton Club & MSA Ashburton Community Alcohol & Drug Service Ashburton District Council Association of New Zealand Advertisers Inc Auckland City Council Auckland City Injury Prevention Forum Auckland District Health Board (Child and Youth Team) Auckland Regional Public Health Baptist Churches of New Zealand Bar Africa Ltd Barworks Hospitality Group Be Free Incorporated Beam Global (NZ) Ltd Beaujolais Wine Bar Bethlehem College Blenheim Workingmen s Club Inc Blue Ice Investments Brainwave Trust Aotearoa Brewers Association Brewers Guild Bush Inn Hotel Business Roundtable Café for Youth Health Campbells Steak n Ale House Cancer Society Candor Trust Canterbury District Health Board Canterbury West Coast Secondary Principals Canterbury Youth Services Capital & Coast District Health Board Capital Five Limited CARE NZ Ltd Central Otago District Council Challenge Trust Chartwell Church (Hamilton) Cheep Liquor Huntly Child Advocacy Group Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service - West Coast District Health Board Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee Child Poverty Action Group Children's Commissioner Christchurch Central Business District Alcohol Accord Management Committee Christchurch City Council Christchurch City Mission Christchurch Tri-agency Group City Club Inc City College Hall of Residence City Stop Claddagh Irish Pub Clinical Trials Research Unit, University of Auckland Clubs New Zealand Clutha District Council Clutha District Youth Council Cock & Bull Hamilton Cock and Bull Botany Downs Commercial Hotel, Te Awamutu Communication Agencies Association Community Action on Youth and Drugs Otautahi Community Action on Youth and Drugs Te Tai Tokerau Region Community Alcohol and Drug Service Bay Of Plenty District Health Board Community Alcohol and Drug Services Auckland Community and Public Health West Coast Community Law Canterbury Community Submission (Matt Matahaere (CAYAD Dunedin), Sofia Tuala (Arai Te Uru Whare Hauora, Dunedin), Scott Blair (Adventure Development Counselling, Dunedin)) Cosmopolitan Club Mt Maunganui Counties Manukau Grey Power Crossroads Bar and Restaurant DB Breweries Department of Public Health, Wellington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago Diageo Ltd Distilled Spirits Association Dollar Brand Ltd Doug Sellman (Alcohol Action NZ: 5+ Solution) Drug ARM (Blenheim) Inc Dunedin City Council Dunedin Community Law Centre Eastern Southland Grey Power Edgeware Sports Bar Endowment for Human Life Escape to Picton Familial Trust Families Commission
Family First NZ Fetal Alcohol Network NZ Firemans Arms Foodstuffs (NZ) Ltd Foundation for Advertising Research Franklin Christian Lobby Franklin District Council Frenzi Group Ltd Gibson Consultants Gisborne Cosmopolitan Club Inc Gisborne District Council Glen Innes Drug & Alcohol Action Group Golden Mile Tavern Good Group Ltd Gore District Council Grey Power Auckland Group Against Liquor Advertising (GALA) (2) Hagley/Ferrymead Community Board Hamilton City Council Hamilton Methodist Parish Hamilton South Neighbourhood Support Hamilton Youth Council HANZ Auckland HANZ Buller & Westland HANZ Marlborough HANZ Northland HANZ South Canterbury HANZ Southland & Central Otago HANZ Taranaki HANZ Thames HANZ Wellington Hastings and Havelock North Alcohol Accords Hastings District Council & Napier City Council Hauraki District Council Hawkes Bay District Health Board Hawkes Bay Regional Council, RoadSafe HB Governance Group He Oranga Pounamu Health Action Trust Nelson Health NZ Ltd Health Sponsorship Council Healthy Christchurch HighRes Youth - Kumeu Baptist Church Hokitika Interagency Alcohol Advisory Group Hospitality Association of New Zealand (HANZ) Hospitality Licensing Ltd Hotel Coachman Hotel Reefton 2003 Ltd Hutt Valley District Health Board Independent Liquor (NZ) Ltd Injury Free Counties Manukau Injury Prevention Network of Aotearoa NZ Inc International Missionary Society Health Education Service Invercargill Licensing Trust Invercargill Workingmen's Club Inc Jezreel Women's Support Home Johnsonville Club Inc Kaiapoi Workingmens Club & MSA Kapiti Club Inc Kapiti Coast District Council Kawakawa RSA Kawerau Cosmopolitan Club Inc Kawerau District Council Kiwi International Hotel Knox Church Social Justice Work Group Lakes District Health Board Lands End NZ Leviathan Hotel Life Choices Charitable Trust Lincoln High School Lion Nathan Liquor Licensing Authority Liquor Retailer Lobster Inn Tavern Local Government New Zealand Lower Hutt Memorial RSA Manaia Health Primary Health Organisation Manapouri Lakeview Motor Inn Manawatu Health Promotion Development Group Mangakino Safer Community Group Manukau Alcohol Action Group Manukau City Council Manukau City Council Pacific Island Advisory Committee Manurewa-Clendon Community Action Youth and Drugs Reference Group Maraenui Community Council Trust Marlborough Youth Council Massey University Masterton District Council Matsons Brewery Ltd Matt Burgess (VUW) & Eric Crampton (Canterbury University) Maungakiekie Community Board Maungaturoto Country Club Mawhera Ministers' Association Mayors Taskforce for Youth Palmerston North Mediterranean Food Warehouse Mediterranean Food Warehouse Nelson Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand Mercury Bay Club Methodist City Action Midhirst Tavern Ministry of Woman's Affairs Ministry of Youth Development Mosgiel Tavern Mothers' Union Auckland Branch Mount Greens Sports Inc Mount Ocean Sports Club Napier Cosmopolitan Club Inc Napier Pilot City Trust National Advisory Group on Tertiary Student Drinking National Committee for Addiction Treatment National Council of Women - Hutt Valley National Council of Women Christchurch Branch, Women's Focus Committee National Council of Women New Zealand National Hospitality
National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws New Zealand Inc National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of New Zealand Nelson Bays Community Law Service Nelson City Council Nelson Marlborough District Health Board Nelson Residents Association Nelson Youth Council New Plymouth District Council New Zealand Aotearoa Adolescent Health and Development New Zealand Association of Dairies Groceries and Small Businesses New Zealand Automobile Association (AA) New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services New Zealand Defence Force New Zealand Drug Foundation New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women Inc New Zealand Fire Service Commission & United Fire Brigades Association New Zealand Fruit Wine and Cider Makers Association New Zealand Grey Power Federation Inc New Zealand Hospitality Training Ltd New Zealand Hotel Council New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy Secretariat New Zealand Institute of Liquor Licensing Inspectors Inc New Zealand Licensing Trusts New Zealand Nurses Organisation New Zealand Police New Zealand Police Association New Zealand Public Health Association - Canterbury Branch New Zealand Retailers Association New Zealand Sports Cafes New Zealand Symphony Orchestra New Zealand Television Broadcasters' Council New Zealand Winegrowers Association New Zealand Medical Association Newspaper Publishers' Association Nga Miro Health Charitable Trust Night 'n Day Foodstores Limited NingNong Group North Shore City Council Northern Hospitality Management Ltd Northland District Health Board Odyssey House Trust Opioio Treatment Service Oranga Community Centre Incorporated Otago District Health Board Otago University Centre for Theology and Public Issues Otago University Injury Prevention Research Unit Otago University Student Services Otahuhu College Otaki & District Memorial RSA Inc Otara Community Action Otara Health Incorporated Oxford Workingmen's Club & MSA PACIFICA Tamaki Branch (2) Paihia and Districts Residents and Ratepayers Association Inc (2) Pakuranga Community Board Palmerston North City Council Palmerston North Cosmopolitan Club Palmerston North SafeCity Trust Palmerston North Street Van Inc Panmure Business Association Papakura Club Inc Papakura District Council Papamoa Progressive Association Papatoetoe Community Board of Manukau City Council Papatoetoe Cosmopolitan Club Inc Parish Council of St Andrew s Presbyterian Church Pasifika Injury Prevention Aukilana (PIPA) Pegasus Health Petone Working Men's Club and Literary Institute Inc Piki Kotuku Te Awhi Hinengaro Polladio Holdings Poplar Lanes Business Association Inc Porirua City Council Porirua City Council Youth Advisory Group Porirua Healthy Safer City Trust Porirua RSA Porto Bello Bar & Grill Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa NZ Presbyterian Support (Upper South Island) Prime Hotels Wellington Prison Fellowship Inc Problem Gambling Foundation Progressive Enterprises Public Health Association Public Health Service, MidCentral Health Public Health South Public Notices Ltd Queenstown Lakes District Council Queenstown United Against Alcohol Related Violence Radio Broadcasters Association Railway Tavern Amberley Railway Tavern Ltd Rangitikei Club Inc Rangitikei District Council Rawiri Residents Association Recovery Resources Regional Public Health (Wellington) Riccarton/Wigram Community Board Richmond Workingmen's Club & MSA Rodney District Council Rose & Shamrock Village Inn Rotorua District Council Rotorua Safe Community Steering Group Royal Australasian College of Physicians Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Royal Australian and NZ College of Psychiatrists Royal Australian and NZ College of Psychiatrists, Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Royal New Zealand Plunket Society Inc Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association Ruby's Bar & Restaurant
Russell School Board of Trustees Safe and Sustainable Transport Association Safer Christchurch Injury Prevention Coordinating Committee Safety Advisory Board of Palmerston North Salmond College Salvation Army Savvie Bar Seabreeze Café Selwyn District Council Sensible Sentencing Trust Napier Sensible Sentencing Trust, Christchurch Branch Seventh Day Adventist Church North New Zealand Conference Shirley/Papanui Community Board SKY Network Television Ltd Skycity Entertainment Group Ltd Smitty's Sports Bar & Grill Society Of Beer Advocates Society of Medical Officers of Health (2) South Canterbury District Health Board South Taranaki District Licensing Agency South Wairarapa District Council South Wairarapa Workingmen's Club Southland District Council Southland District Health Board Southland Interagency Forum Inc Specialised Services International Ltd Spokes Canterbury Sporting Clubs Association of NZ St Aidan's Church St Andrew's Presbyterian Church St John's Club Inc St Margaret's Presbyterian Church St Mark's Presbyterian Church Statement by Representatives, Heads and Leaders of Doctors and Nurses of New Zealand Steamers Carvery & Bar Stilettos Revue Bar Stokes Valley Cosmopolitan Club Inc Students Against Drunk Driving SuperLiquor Holdings Ltd Surf n Sounds Whangamata Tairawhiti District Health Taranaki District Health Board Tasman Country Hotel Association Tauranga Citizens Club Tauranga City Council Tauranga City Council & Western Bay of Plenty District Council Tauranga Game Fishing Club Te Atatu Memorial RSA Te Kahui Hauora Ngati Koata Trust Te Runanga o Ngai Te Rangi Iwi Trust Te Tai Tokerau Branch, Public Health Association Te Whare Marie Maori Mental Health Service Te Whare o Ruruhu o Meri The Clare Inn The Collaborative Trust The Commercial Hotel, Murchison The Community Drug and Alcohol Service, Wellington The Crib Ponsonby The Flying Moa The Free House The Jolly Potter Bar & Café The Jolly Roger Pub The Kiwi Party The Mill Liquorsave The New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists The Pier Hotel The Roost Café The Royal Hotel The Skyline Ltd The Village Wine Trader Ltd The Waterfront Hotel Thirsty Weta Three Doors Up Timaru District Council Timaru District Safer Communities Committee Timaru District Youth Access to Alcohol Group TOA Pacific Adult Literacy Programme Toi Te Ora - Public Health Service Tourism Industry Association of New Zealand Trade Me Trinity Group Tumai mo te Iwi Primary Health Organisation, Kapiti Primary Health Organisation, Capital Primary Health Organisation UA Zeppa Ltd Upper Hutt City Council Vibrant Invercargill Victim Support Victoria University Reduce Harm Committee Victory Community Health Centre Vision Network Waikanae Chartered Club Inc Waikato District Council Waikato District Health Board Waikato/Hauraki Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends Waimakariri District Council Waimakariri Safer Community Council Wainuiomata Community Board Waipa District Council Wairoa District Council Waitakere City Council Waitaki District Council Waitaki Safer Community Trust Inc Waitemata District Health Board Wakatipu Community Church Wanganui Club Inc Watershed Bar & Restaurant Welcome Bay Community Church Wellington City Council Wellington Community Law Centre and Salvation Army Youth Services Wellington Inner City Residents and Businesses Association Wellington Regional Transport Committee West Auckland Trust Services Limited
Western Bay of Plenty District Council Western Bay of Plenty Youth Access to Alcohol Westland District Council Whakaata Tohu Tohu / Mirror Services Whakamana te Tangata of Te Korowai Hauora O Hauraki Whakatane District Council Whanganui District Health Board Whanganui Youth Access to Alcohol Whangarei District Council Women's Health Action Trust Women's Health Section, New Zealand Nurses Organisation Young Greens Youth Advisory Group, Lakes District Health Board Youth and Cultural Development Society YouthLaw Tino Rangatiratanga Taitamariki