Motor vehicle dealer licences

If you hold a current motor vehicle dealer licence in the Northern Territory (NT), you must notify Occupational Licensing if any of the following changes:

• your address details
• principal place of business
• other places of business
• contact details
• director/partner/officer.

Before you apply

Change of place of business, address or contact details

• either: 
  • a current Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) company extract (in the case of a company)
  • business name extract, showing the proprietor of the business name (in case of a partnership or individual) and
• proof of ownership of the nominated business address, or a copy of the lease of premises and a letter of consent/approval from the owner to run a motor vehicle dealership
• proof that the premise is appropriately zoned for a motor vehicle dealer business,  contact the Development Consent Authority for help.

Change director or partner of officer

• current criminal history results 
  • applications can be lodged with the Territory Business Centre or Safe NT - read the police and probity checks for licensing
• two written referee statements stating you are a fit and proper person
• current photo ID as per application requirements
• a current Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
  • business name extract  in case of a partnership or
  • company extract  in case of a company.

How to apply

You can apply online using the Licensing NT portal or choose your form below:

• individual licence or change of particulars
  • application for variation of an individual licence or change of particulars PDF (148.0 KB)
  • application for variation of an individual licence or change of particulars DOCX (72.5 KB)
• company licence or change of particulars
  • application for variation of a company licence or change of particulars PDF (148.0 KB)
  • application for variation of a company licence or change of particulars DOCX (72.6 KB).
• new motor vehicle dealer, director, partner of officer
  • notification of a new motor vehicle dealer director partner or officer for company or firm partnership PDF (154.9 KB)
  • notification of a new motor vehicle dealer director partner or officer for company or firm partnership DOCX (69.9 KB)

Lodgement

Submit your forms to a Territory Business Centre along with the relevant application fee.

Applications must be lodged with all supporting documents. An incomplete application will cause delays in processing and issuing the licence.

Fees can be paid by credit card, cash, EFTPOS or cheque payable to the Receiver of Territory Monies.

For further information contact the Territory Business Centre on 1800 193 111 or email TerritoryBusinessCentre@nt.gov.au.