The Invercargill Licensing Trust, (ILT), is a
licensing trust in the city of
Invercargill
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in
New Zealand
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. It has a monopoly on the development of premises licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages, and associated accommodation in the city; and uses the profits from these to fund school, sports and cultural groups, and welfare bodies.
["Annual Report: 2015]
ILT
History
The concept of licensing trusts in New Zealand was first introduced by the Invercargill Licensing Trust Act 1944, and was developed by the recommendations of the Report of the Royal Commission on Licensing 1946. It was not originally directly elected, with three members being appointed by the
New Zealand Government
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, two members being appointed by the
Invercargill City Council
Invercargill ( , mi, Waihōpai is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. The city lies in the heart of the wide expanse of t ...
, and one member appointed by the South Invercargill Borough Council.
Board
This is the current ILT board. The most recent election was in
2022
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.
Donations and grants
In 2015 the ILT provided donations and grants totalling around $4 million to a wide range of organisations.
[ A further $4 million in donations and grants was made by the ILT Foundation, which owns and operates all the gaming machines in ILT establishments.]["Where the money slots in"]
15/08/2013, Nicola Fallow, The Southland Times
Books on the ILT
* ''History of the Invercargill Licensing Trust'' (Invercargill, 1955)
* Clive Lind, ''Pubs, Pints and People: 50 Years of the Invercargill Licensing Trust'', 1994 Invercargill
References
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External links
ILT official websiteUnofficial Survey of Invercargill Licensing Trust operations by the People of Invercargill
Organisations based in Invercargill
Alcohol distribution retailers in New Zealand
Community organizations