- About ALAC
ALAC’s vision and mission are outlined here with links to our corporate documents that describe how we are working to achieve our mission.
Corporate documents and reports can be downloaded from here.You will find information about ALAC and its structure. Council members and Senior management are profiled.
- Who We Are
- ALAC's Vision
- What We Do
- ALAC Policies & Reports
- ALAC Submissions
- ALAC Council
- ALAC Staff
- Our Partners
- Requests For Proposals
- Vacancies
- Want to Use ALAC's Logo, Standard Drinks Icons or SAY Now toolkit?
- Contact Us
- Activities & Services
The Activities & Services section of the website has information about what ALAC is up to.
This is where you can find out what we are working on and how we achieve our goals.
- Priority Population Action Plans
- Campaigns & Communication Work
- Community Action
- Support for Requirements of Sale and Supply
- Policy Advice & Research
- Support for Health Sector Action
- Alcohol & You
Want to know if your drinking is okay? Or are you considering making some changes to your drinking but want to know more? Do you know exactly how big a standard drink is?
Play the online games in the section to find out. Find out all about your relationship with alcohol here...
- Is Your Drinking Okay?
- What's in a Standard Drink?
- Low-Risk Alcohol Drinking Advice
- Your Body & Alcohol
- How to Access Treatment
- How to Be Safer
- The Law & You
- Drinking & Driving
- Legislation & Policy
Check out this section for NZ legislation and local strategies and polices relating to alcohol.
- Sale of Liquor Act
- Planning & Resource Management Act
- Alcoholism & Drug Addiction Act
- Alcohol Bans
- Alcohol Strategies & Policies
- Liquor Licences
- Liquor Licensing Authority Decisions
- Customs
- Advertising Alcohol
- Signage Resources for Vendors
- Host Responsibility
- Research & Resources
This is the ALAC research and resources section. This is where you can find alcohol statistics and researched topics.
ALAC has two blogs, a research blog and our general blog. Take a look at some of the interesting conversations that are happening here.
- Latest Resources
- Online Resources
- PDFs of ALAC Resources
- Order Publications, Resources & Signs
- SAY NOW Guidelines and Toolbox
- ALAC's Magazine
- Monthly e-Newsletter
- Library Catalogue
- Research Publications
- Research Blog
- NZ Statistics
The Law for Under 18s
The law is being toughened up for underage drinkers and those who sell or supply them alcohol. Penalties for breaking the law have increased. A person who is less than 18 can only be supplied with alcohol by their parent or legal guardian.
Legal guardian (as defined by the Guardianship Act) does not include all family members. It does not include grandparents, uncles and aunties or older brothers, sisters, spouses or partners. Neither does it include sports coaches or anyone else temporarily acting in the place of a parent.
Young people who are less than 18 can be given something to drink by their parent or legal guardian in a supervised situation, for example at home or at a private social gathering like a wedding.
Standard Drinks Guide
Find out how much you are really drinking.
Liquor Licensing Decisions
Liquor Licensing Authority decisions with particular relevance to the Sale of Liquor Act before 30 August 2009 can be searched here.
Decisions after this date are being published at www.nzlii.org/nz/cases/NZLLA.
ALAC Policy Positions
Want to know more about where ALAC stands on issues? Click here
