Manager's Certificates

To qualify for a Licence Controller Qualification, you must complete a course in the sale and supply of alcohol, show that you are aware of the host responsibility requirements you will have as a duty manager, and have knowledge of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 and its implications for licensed premises.

Undertake a course that contains the following two NZQA unit standards:

• Unit 4646- Demonstrate knowledge of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 and its implications for licensed premise.
• Unit 16705- Demonstrate knowledge of host responsibility requirements as a duty manager of a licensed premise.

Course providers:

Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology

Go to the NMIT website

The Training Bureau
Go to the Training Bureau website

Industry Training Solutions
Go to the ITS website

Get LCQ.NZ (online only)
Go to the Get LCQ NZ website

Service IQ (online only)
Go to the Service IQ website

Complete the online application form, call into our Customer Service Centre to collect one, or contact us and we can post you a form.

• Completed application form
• Copy of current driver’s licence/passport
• Application fee
• Copy of licence controller’s qualification
• Reference/s from employer/s documenting applicant’s experience
• If you work in a club, you will also need to provide a letter from the club with details of your involvement with the club

The fee must be paid when you lodge your application.

See our fees page

A copy of your application will be sent to the New Zealand Police, who will do a report on you and make a recommendation on your application. If Police approval is granted, your application is sent to the Licensing Inspector, who will contact you to arrange an interview.

Following that, and if there are no objections, the file is forwarded to the District Licensing Committee for final approval and certificate issue. If there is an objection by either the Police or Licensing Inspector, a hearing will be held by the District Licensing Committee.

Allow six to eight weeks.

Yes.

A new Manager’s Certificate is valid for one year from the date of issue. After this year, each time you renew your certificate it is valid for three years.

Ensure Council has an up-to-date address for you, as we will send you a reminder when your certificate becomes due for renewal. However, whether or not you received your reminder notice, it is your responsibility to keep the certificate current and to reapply on time.

You will need to complete the Manager’s Certificate renewal application form, and attach a copy of your Licence Controller Qualification. You will also need to be working within the industry.

Processing a renewal takes a similar time to processing a new application.

Contact a Licensing Inspector at Marlborough District Council to discuss your particular situation.

You will need to apply for a new Manager’s Certificate. This means you will need to provide all the documentation required for a new application. Contact the Alcohol Administration Officer at Marlborough District Council on phone: 03 520 7400.

A person appointed by the licensee to manage a licensed premises while that person's application for a Manager's Certificate is being processed.

The notification form to tell us of the appointment of a temporary or acting manager can be found on our forms page.

Go to forms page

A person appointed by the licensee to manage a licensed premises for up to three weeks, usually while the duty manager or licensee is on leave.

For more information on a situation where you may have to appoint a temporary or acting manager, please contact a Licensing Officer at Marlborough District Council to discuss your particular situation.