Alcohol in the NT
Changes to the NT Liquor Act
On 1 October 2019, liquor laws changed in the Northern Territory (NT).
The information below is currently under review.
For more up to date information, contact Licensing NT.
Alcohol rules and restrictions including information about where you can buy alcohol in the Northern Territory.
- Apply for a special event permit
Steps to apply for a special event permit to drink alcohol in a public place. - Apply for an individual liquor permit
Rules and conditions for applying to drink takeaway alcohol in a general restricted area in the Northern Territory.
- About dry areas
Know the rules for alcohol at dry communities in the Northern Territory. - Where you can't drink in the NT
Places where drinking alcohol is not allowed under Northern Territory law. - Town centres you can be banned from
Breaking Northern Territory alcohol laws can see you banned from drinking in many town centres. - Get alcohol banned in a private premises
Homes where drinking alcohol is prohibited under Northern Territory law. - Get alcohol banned in your area
Dry communities, general restricted areas and alcohol protected areas in the Northern Territory and how to have alcohol removed. - Alcohol penalties and offences: residents
Fines for breaking alcohol laws in dry communities in the Northern Territory.
- Alcohol and the legal age
The legal age that you can buy alcohol in the Northern Territory. - Buying takeaway alcohol
Buying takeaway alcohol in the Northern Territory. - Changes to who can buy takeaway alcohol
You need to provide photo ID to buy takeaway alcohol in the Northern Territory. - Showing ID when you buy takeaway alcohol
Types of identification documents you can use to buy takeaway alcohol in the Northern Territory. - Travellers and tourists to the NT
Rules for travellers and tourists about alcohol in the Northern Territory.