Declaring liquor sales at your grocery store

If you have a grocery store authority, selling liquor must be a small part of your main business of selling other goods.

This means your gross value of liquor sales must not be more than 25% of all sales each quarter.

To ensure you’re following this regulation under the Liquor Regulations 2019, you must provide a declaration within 30 days of each quarter.

Failure to submit this declaration is grounds for a complaint under the Liquor Act 2019. As a result, you may be subject to disciplinary action.

When to declare

• Quarter 1 – 1 January to 31 March, due by 30 April
• Quarter 2 – 1 April to 30 June, due by 30 July
• Quarter 3 – 1 July to 30 September, due by 30 October
• Quarter 4 – 01 October to 31 December, due by 30 January

How to declare

To declare, follow these steps:

Step 1. Fill in the grocery store ancillary declaration.

Grocery store ancillary declaration PDF (214.9 KB)
Grocery store ancillary declaration DOCX (67.1 KB)

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

Contact

For more information, contact Licensing NT.