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-----Original Message-----
From: Miss W. Forest <[FOI #29664 email]>
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2024 10:13 PM
To: [Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Urban on Manners ARLA / Alcohol
Licensing

 

Dear Ministry of Justice,

 

Background

 

MoJ I believe includes The Alcohol and Regulatory Licensing Authority,
also known as ARLA, is an independent Tribunal established by the Sale and
Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.

 

My request is relating to a business and it's directors that has had
renewal rejected before
[2]https://www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/__data/a...

 

Note that the business registered name is same but the trading as has
changed but has not been reflected to business register as should have
been where the registered business now trades as Urban on Manners at
Wellington as evidenced:

 

[3]https://wellington.govt.nz/have-your-say...

 

There is discrepancy between Wellington Council and ARLA records
pertaining to licensed premises and the usual decision documents seem to
be missing so here we are.

 

Currently the national register maintained by the ministry of justice does
not seem to have any entry for these licensed premises whilst some version
of excel spreadsheet in WCC website lists some date for the business as
holding on premises license identified as 49C/ON/235/2021.

 

OIA Request

 

Please provide the ARLA related documentation:

 

1) The original application by the applicant, The Lakehouse Restaurant
Limited and / or their proprietors / directors relating to the Urban on
Manners restaurant the business seems to be trading as but not correctly
registered as such.

 

2) Objections that the application or renewal/s received seen by ARLA.

 

3) The determination and / or decision that ARLA made - none of these seem
to be available via the usual route.

 

For the avoidance of doubt please include the documentation relating to
1), 2) and 3) on both the original application and the renewal/s where
ARLA has been involved.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Miss W. Forest

 

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Tēnā koe Miss Forest,

 

Thank you for your email of 30 December 2024 requesting information about
the Alcohol and Regulatory Licensing Authority (ARLA) under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act). Specifically, you requested:

 

Please provide the ARLA related documentation:

 

1) The original application by the applicant, The Lakehouse Restaurant
Limited and / or their proprietors / directors relating to the Urban on
Manners restaurant the business seems to be trading as but not correctly
registered as such.

2) Objections that the application or renewal/s received seen by ARLA.

3) The determination and / or decision that ARLA made - none of these seem
to be available via the usual route.

 

For the avoidance of doubt please include the documentation relating to
1), 2) and 3) on both the original application and the renewal/s where
ARLA has been involved.

 

In response I can advise that the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry) does
not hold the information requested. This information is considered
Tribunal information and Tribunals in their judicial functions are
specifically excluded from the Act under section 2(6)(b). Therefore, your
request is refused under section 18(g)(i) of the Act as the information
requested is not held by the Ministry, and there are no grounds for
believing it is held by another agency subject to the Act.

 

Your email also mentioned the national registers for licences and managers
certificates, and the availability of ARLA decision documents. You may
wish to contact the ARLA registry directly at [1][email address] for
information regarding these matters.

 

Please note that our response, with your personal details removed, may be
published on the Ministry website at: [2]Official Information Act
responses | New Zealand Ministry of Justice

 

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complaint to the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act. The Office of
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or by phone on 0800 802 602.

 

 

Ngā mihi,

 

 

 

Paul Easton

Principal Media Advisor |
Communications Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te
Ture

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