Public holiday and Sunday takeaway trading

If you are a Northern Territory (NT) liquor licensee, you can only sell alcohol on certain days and at certain times in line with your liquor licence and authorities.

Sunday takeaway alcohol restrictions

You can't sell alcohol on Sundays if you have a licence with a grocery store authority.

Public holiday trading

Licensed premises in the NT must follow liquor licence conditions for public holiday trading.

Anzac Day

If you are a licensee with a club authority, you can trade between 4:30am and 10am on top of your normal trading hours on Anzac Day if:

• at least 28 days before the event, you provide the Director of Liquor Licensing both:
  • notice of intent to extend trading hours
  • a copy of your authorisation from a sub-branch of the Returned Services League (RSL) and
• a light meal or full meal is available during trading hours.

You can host a game of two-up on behalf of an RSL club if it has given you approval. All profits must go to the RSL club.

If you don't have a club authority, you must apply for a special event authority to carry out any commemorations outside of your normal trading hours.

If you are granted a special event authority, the above conditions apply.

Good Friday and Christmas Day

The sale of takeaway liquor on Good Friday and Christmas Day is prohibited.

You can sell liquor to patrons on Good Friday and Christmas Day between 11am and 9pm with a full meal if you have any of the following authorities:

• club
• restaurant
• restaurant bar
• public bar.

If you have a different authority, check your liquor licence for your permitted hours of trade.

You cannot apply to extend your Good Friday or Christmas Day trading hours.

New Year's Eve

You can trade until 2am on New Year's Day if you have any of the following authorities:

• BYO
• restaurant
• club
• restaurant bar
• public bar
• small bar

If you have a late night or extended late night authority, you can trade for an additional hour on New Year’s Eve.

You must notify the Director of Liquor Licensing by 3 December each year for the additional hour.

Operating without giving notice is a breach of regulations and you risk disciplinary action.

For anything outside of this, you must apply for a special event authority or variation of licence conditions.

How to give notice of intent

To give notice, follow these steps:

Step 1. Fill in the notice to director of extension of hours form.

Notice to director of extension of hours PDF (693.9 KB)
Notice to director of extension of hours  DOCX (66.9 KB)

Step 2. Submit the form by email to DirectorLiquorLicensing.DITT@nt.gov.au.

Contact

For more information, contact Licensing NT.