Unit standards 4646 and 16705: what the LCQ actually covers

If someone has told you to go and do 4646 and 16705, those numbers on their own are not much help. Here is what each one is actually about.

What is unit standard 4646?

The legal half. It covers the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 and what it means for a licensed premises: the object of the Act, the licensing framework, the types of licence and their conditions, the role of a certificated manager, and the offences the Act creates.

The framing that matters is the object of the Act: safe and responsible sale and supply, and minimisation of alcohol-related harm. Most of 4646 is that principle worked out in detail.

What is unit standard 16705?

The practical half. Host responsibility as a duty manager: recognising and managing intoxication, food and non-alcoholic options, safe transport, dealing with minors, refusing service, and the decisions that keep a busy premises on the right side of the Act.

How do the two standards fit together?

They are assessed together as the LCQ and they are genuinely complementary: 4646 without 16705 leaves you able to describe a duty you cannot discharge, and 16705 without 4646 leaves you making sensible decisions without knowing which ones are legally required.

Why does the LCQ use unit standards at all?

Because they sit on the NZQA framework, which makes the qualification portable and verifiable. A district licensing committee assessing your manager's certificate application can confirm what you have achieved from your record of achievement rather than taking a provider's word for it.

Where do you sit these standards?

Through an accredited provider. Asessly is not one, we publish practice questions for the knowledge behind the standards, not the standards themselves. Once you have them, the next step is applying for your manager's certificate.