The Chairperson of the Justice Committee is calling for
submissions on the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World
Cup 2023 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill.
The
2023 men’s Rugby World Cup will take place from 9
September 2023 to 29 October 2023. As the games will be
played in France, time zone differences mean many games will
be broadcast outside the maximum licensed trading hours in
New Zealand.
The Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby
World Cup 2023 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Bill would
make temporary amendments to the Sale and Supply of Alcohol
Act 2012. The bill would amend the Act so that eligible
licensees would not have to apply for a special license to
televise the men’s Rugby World Cup 2023 games that fall
outside their licensed trading hours.
The amendments
in this bill would be in force only until the end of the
men’s Rugby World Cup 2023.
Similar amendments were
made to the Act in preparation for the 2015 and 2019 men’s
Rugby World Cups.
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