Liquor Act 2019 (NT)

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

LIQUOR ACT 2019

As in force at 16 February 2023

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

As in force at 16 February 2023

LIQUOR ACT 2019

An Act to govern the sale, supply, service, promotion and consumption of all forms of liquor and alcohol products for the purpose of minimising their associated harm and for related purposes

• (1)

  The primary purpose of this Act is to minimise the harm associated with the consumption of liquor in a way that recognises the public’s interest in the sale, supply, service, promotion and consumption of liquor.

• (2)

  The secondary purposes of this Act are:

  • (a)

    to protect and enhance community amenity, social harmony and community wellbeing through the responsible sale, supply, service, promotion and consumption of liquor; and

  • (b)

    to regulate the sale, supply, service, promotion and consumption of liquor in a way that contributes to the responsible development of the liquor industry and associated businesses in the Territory; and

  • (c)

    to facilitate the diversity of licensed premises and associated services for the benefit of communities in the Territory; and

  • (d)

    to regulate the sale, supply, service, promotion and consumption of liquor in a way that stimulates the tourism and hospitality industries.

• (3)

  To achieve its purposes this Act:

  • (a)

    regulates the sale, supply, service, promotion and consumption of liquor; and

  • (b)

    prohibits certain products and activities in relation to the sale, supply, service, promotion and consumption of liquor; and

  • (c)

    provides for the appointment of persons to administer and enforce compliance with this Act; and

  • (d)

    establishes offences and processes to enforce compliance with this Act.

• (4)

  A person exercising a power or performing a function under this Act must have regard to the primary and secondary purposes of this Act and must exercise the power and perform the function in a way consistent with those purposes.

• (1)

  In this Act:

  alcohol-related violence means the anti-social behaviour, disorder, harm and violence referred to in section 132(1).

  approved form means a form approved by the Director of Liquor Licensing under section 317.

  assessor means an assessor appointed under section 12.

  authority, for a licence, means an authority listed in section 47.

  banned person, for Part 9, see section 208.

  banning notice, for Part 9, see section 208.

  banning offence, for Part 9, see section 208.

  Chairperson means the Chairperson of the Commission.

  child means a person who is under 18 years of age.

  Commission means the Northern Territory Liquor Commission established by section 5 of the Liquor Commission Act 2018.

  community includes an individual member and a group of members of a community.

  community alcohol plan, see section 170AD.

  community impact assessment guidelines means guidelines issued by the Minister under section…