Bar Systems (New Zealand) Ltd v Wellington District Licensing Agency - [1996] 3 NZLR 100

Sale of liquor — Licence — Endorsed (caterer's) off-licence — Meaning of "business of a caterer" — Whether appellant conducting business of a caterer — Whether holder of an endorsed (caterer's) off-licence entitled to contract out food arrangements — Meaning of phrase "reception, function, or other social gathering" — Whether endorsed (caterer's) off-licence can be used for sale of liquor from unlicensed premises — Whether holder of endorsed (caterer's) off-licence required to have a certificated manager on duty at all times — Sale of Liquor Act 1989, ss 4, 29, 36, 51, 53 and 73.

Statutes — Interpretation — Sale of Liquor Act 1989 — Endorsed (caterer's) off-licence — Meaning of phrase "conducting the business of a caterer" — Meaning of phrase "in which the business of a caterer is conducted" — Meaning of phrase "reception, function, or other social gathering" — Sale of Liquor Act 1989, ss 4, 29, 36, 51, 53 and 73.