Crowd Control Assistance Grant

Eligible Northern Territory (NT) businesses may be able to get help with crowd control services during operating hours.

The Crowd Control Assistance Grant will help businesses to:

• reduce anti-social behaviour incidents in takeaway liquor outlets
• ensure workers feel safe and secure in their place of work
• ensure Territorians feel safe within licensed premises.

Eligible businesses will receive a grant to offset the cost of crowd control services. Businesses must provide evidence they have employed or contracted a qualified and licenced crowd controller.

A crowd controller is a person who keeps order in or about a public place, including screening people who enter a bottle shop, and monitor or control people's behaviour.

Who can apply

You can apply if you meet the following criteria:

• be one of the following licensed premises:
  • grocery store that sells liquor on the premises
  • a public bar with a physical bottle shop
  • a club with a physical bottle shop
  • takeaway liquor outlet.
• is a legal entity that is fully compliant with its liquor licence and its governing legislation
• holds a valid Australian Business Number
• employs NT residents.

Who can't apply

You can’t apply if you’re any of the following:

• a restaurant or café selling alcohol with food
• a restaurant selling alcohol without food being purchased
• special events such as weddings or community events.

What you can get

The grant will be paid monthly to eligible businesses until Friday 30 June 2023. It's to be used to reimburse the cost of crowd control services.

The grant covers crowd control services that are hired during hours of operation where the business is permitted to sell liquor.

An hourly rate of $45 (GST exclusive)  is available to assist with the employment or contract of service for each premises.

Businesses must provide evidence they have hired a suitably qualified crowd controller before they receive grant funding.

What's not funded

The grant doesn't cover any salaries or costs that:

• are outside of the business’ permitted alcohol trading hours
• are above the hourly rate of $45 (GST exclusive)
• were incurred for services that were provided before 22 March, 2023.

Before you apply

Read the terms and conditions:

Crowd controller grant assistance terms and conditions PDF (271.1 KB)
Crowd controller grant assistance terms and conditions DOCX (655.0 KB).

Supporting documents

Eligible businesses must include the below with their application:

• business liquor licence number
• evidence of hiring of crowd controller services
• crowd controller or security firm licence number
• any other documents requested.

How to apply

Applications have closed.

Contact

For further information email businessprograms.ditt@nt.gov.au.