Alice Springs emergency declaration
The Northern Territory (NT) Government declared an emergency situation in Alice Springs on 27 March 2024.
This included a curfew in the high risk area (HRA) for people under the age of 18 years.
On 9 April 2024, the declaration was further extended until 6am on Tuesday 16 April 2024.
Dates and hours in effect
Wednesday 27 March to Tuesday 16 April 2024 from 6pm to 6am.
Who it affected
The curfew applied to people under the age of 18 years and in the HRA between 6pm and 6am without a valid reason.
Valid reasons included:
- working as part of your employment
- accessing a youth-related service
- being with a responsible adult
- having a medical emergency.
The HRA is shown in the map below indicated by the yellow outline.
Get the Alice Springs HRA map JPG (442.9 KB).
Emergency declaration
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