18 Nov 2011
TE PUKE WHOLESALE LIQUOR LIMITED V MCGLONE HC TAU CIV 2011-470-726
- Citation
- openlaw-5894557d_00fd_47e1_8983_915f702d7a27.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The High Court held the Authority's cancellation was set aside because the police, as applicant, bore the onus to prove unsuitability and failed to present particulars or evidence beyond a single failed controlled purchase and references to a prior decision; appellants were denied natural justice by not being informed of the precise case to meet. The single failed controlled purchase warranted a short suspension (24 hours) of the licence; no additional penalty was imposed on the manager because his suspension already exceeded ordinary penalty ranges.