Apply for an alcohol ban at your place

If you are concerned about anti-social drinking in a private place such as your home, you can apply to have alcohol banned.

Alcohol can be banned in:

your home
a common area of a housing complex
a privately-owned premises that is opened to the public, including churches, schools and hospitals.

You can call the police on 131 444 if someone has taken alcohol into a restricted premise.

The police can:

Who can apply

Home owners and tenants can make an application to have alcohol banned.

Community groups and business owners can also make an application.

If approved a sign will be displayed to alert visitors of the alcohol restriction.

Fill in the application for declaration or variation of restricted premises.

Submit your application by email or fax.

Top End
Fax: 08 8999 7498
liquorlicensing@nt.gov.au

Central Australia
Fax: 08 8951 5112
liquorlicensing@nt.gov.au

You will be contacted by Licensing NT about your application.

Licensing NT will contact the police and the occupiers or owners of the premises to discuss the application.

A decision will be made on the wishes of the majority.

If you were the person who submitted the application, you can request to cancel the ban by:

Otherwise, the ban will stay in place until:

The owner must tell Licensing NT if this happens.

Offences related to restricted premises.

Offence	Infringement penalty	Maximum penalty
Bring onto or into, possess, control, or consume liquor in a restricted premises	1 PU	100 PU
Remove, deface or interfere with a declaration of restricted premises warning notice	1 PU	20 PU

Get the unit value of a penalty unit (PU) on the Attorney-General's Department website.