A Dunedin police officer is standing by his unsuccessful attempt to have an Octagon bar's liquor licence suspended.
On Thursday, the Otago Daily Times reported Sergeant Ian Paulin's application to have the Dunedin Social Club's alcohol licence suspended had been struck down by Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority chairman Judge Kevin Kelly.
The application was struck out because Sgt Paulin had filed additional evidence 28 days later than allowed, which was prejudicial to the bar's case, Judge Kelly said.
Sgt Paulin said there were no issues with the veracity of his applications, rather they were struck out due to procedural issues.
An earlier strike-out appeal against the enforcement application was not granted.
Police had successfully opposed the renewal of the Dunedin Social Club's on-licence which resulted in the Dunedin district licensing committee awarding a one- year licence instead of the usual three-year licence, Sgt Paulin said.
During a hearing on the application last year, Sgt Paulin presented a list of instances when he alleged the bar had acted irresponsibly.
The list included serving intoxicated gang members, overloading its venue and inadequate security levels on busy nights.
But the bar's director, James Arnott, told the committee he thought most of the accusations were inaccurate and said police had not handled the issues in a collaborative way.
