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| Submission by Hospitality Association of New Zealand To the Health Committee On The Misuse of Drugs (Classification of BZP) Amendment Bill
12 October 2007 Hospitality Association of New Zealand Misuse of Drugs (Classification of BZP) Amendment Bill Members of the Select Committee. The Association fully supports the Bill. The Hospitality Association of New Zealand represents a diverse variety of New Zealand hospitality businesses including restaurants, caf￩ bars, hotels, off-licenses and a wide array of short and long term accommodation providers. The Association is voluntary and is primarily funded by membership subscriptions. Our membership of approximately 2350 plus members employ 11,610 full-time and 19,674 part time employees for a total of around 30,000 people. Approximately 83% of the Association’s members are small businesses and owner operated. The Association asserts that this figure mirrors the wider hospitality industry. The Association also plays a significant role in assisting the hospitality industry comply with sale of liquor law through its compliance advice to members. There is also a perception that the Association speaks for and represents the interests of the hospitality industry as a whole. The Association has considered the Bill and fully supports the Bill to make it illegal to possess and use, sell, supply, import, export or manufacture benzylpiperazine (BZP), phenylpiperazine, and related substances. Recommendation That the Bill proceed. The Association does not require an opportunity to be heard before the Committee on its submission. Bruce H Robertson |
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