Drink and drug driver education course

If you lose your licence because of drink or drug driving, you must complete the Back on Track approved drink and drug driver course before you can reapply for an NT driver licence.

The course is made up of 4 mandatory 3-hour sessions.

You must complete the full 3 hours of each session.

What units you need to study

The course units you will need to do will depend on:

• the offence you were convicted of - drink or drug driving
• the blood alcohol concentration you were convicted of - for drink driving offences
• if it was your first offence.

Convicted drug-driving offenders need to complete unit 1 only.

The table below tells you which course units you need to do.

Course conditions

Conditions that apply to participants during the course will be discussed with you at the time of booking.

You will be asked to sign a contract to show that you understand and agree to attend with these conditions.

Breath testing

You will be breath tested each day of the course and must return a 0.0% reading.

If you record any reading above 0.0% you will have to rebook another course.

How to apply

To register in the Back on Track drink and drug driver course, contact a course provider in your area from the list below.

You will need to pay to attend the course. The provider can tell you how much the course will cost and when payment needs to be made.

You should contact a provider as early as possible, as it can take several months to book a place.

After you have finished the course

After you have successfully completed the program, you will need to take your certificate of completion to the MVR to regain your driver licence.

Read how to renew your driver licence.

If you don't speak English well

If English is not your first language, advise the course provider who will discuss interpreter service options with you.

Contact

If you have any questions, contact an MVR office or email drivesafe.nt@nt.gov.au with your name, and phone number or email address.