Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

LIQUOR ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           Part I Preliminary
   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Objects
   4.      Interpretation
   5.      Application
   6.      Public interest criteria in respect of licence or licensed premises
           Part II Administration
           Division 2 Assessors
   14.     Assessors
   15.     Tenure and remuneration
   16.     Commission to seek advice of assessor
           Division 3 Inspectors
   18.     Inspectors
   19.     Inspector's powers
           Division 4 General
   20.     Assessors not to act where interested
   22.     Delegation by Commission
   23.     Protection of members
           Part III Licences
           Division 1 Issue of Licence
   23A.    Meaning of
   24.     Licences
   25.     Body corporate as licensee
   26.     Application for licence
   26A.    Disclosure of influential persons or potential beneficiaries
   27.     Notice of application
   28.     Assessment of applications
   29.     Decision after consideration of application
   30.     Duration of licence
           Division 2 Conditions of licence generally
   31.     Conditions of licence
   31A.    Conditions about identification system
   32.     Objects etc. to be considered in determining conditions
   32A.    Variation of conditions on application by licensee
   33.     Commission may vary conditions
           Division 2AA Additional conditions determined by Minister
   33AA.   Minister's power to determine additional licence conditions
           Division 2A Special conditions of certain licences about payment
   33A.    Definitions
   33B.    Application of Division
   33C.    Special conditions of licences
   33D.    Payment for liquor
   33E.    Retention of credit and debit cards
   33F.    Exemptions
   33G.    Deciding application
   33H.    Notice of decision
   33I.    Compliance with conditions
           Division 4 Surrender of Licence
   39.     Surrender of licence
           Division 5 Transfer of Licence
   40.     Transfer of licence
   41.     Application for transfer
   43.     Consideration of application
   44.     Director may be directed to apply for cancellation
   45.     Certificate of transfer
   46.     Liabilities and privileges of transferor and transferee
   46A.    Substitution of premises
   47.     Acting licensee
   47A.    Continuation of licence after death
   47B.    Licence to lapse in certain circumstances
   47C.    Conduct of business after death
   47D.    Conduct of business after bankruptcy, &c.
   47E.    Licensee by endorsement
           Part IV Objections and complaints
   47F.    Person may object to certain applications
   47G.    Applicant to be given opportunity to reply to objection
   47H.    Facts specified as constituting objection delimits inquiry etc. in relation to objection
   47I.    Decision on whether objection to proceed to hearing
   47J.    Review of member's decision to dismiss objection
   48.     Complaints
   48A.    Power to suspend licence or impose or vary conditions
   49.     Decision on consideration of complaint
   49A.    Licence may be suspended if drug premises order made
           Part V Hearings
   50.     Commission to conduct hearing in certain circumstances
   51.     Procedure at hearing
   52.     Power to summon witnesses
   53.     Failure to attend or produce documents
   54.     Refusal to be sworn or give evidence
   55.     Member may inspect books, &c.
   56.     Decision of Commission to be final
           Part VI Special licences
   57.     Special licences
   58.     Application for special licence
   59.     Conditions of special licence
   59A.    Minister's power to determine additional licence conditions
   60.     Issue of special licence by Director
   61.     Application to be submitted to Commission in certain circumstances
   62.     Decision on consideration by Commission
   63.     Revocation of special licence
   64.     Application of certain provisions to special licences
           Part VII Control of conduct of licensees
           Division 1 Directions to licensees
   65.     Commission's power to give directions
   66.     Commission's power to suspend licence
           Division 2 Guidelines
   67.     Guidelines
           Division 3 Cancellation of licences
   68.     Compulsory applications
   69.     Other applications
   70.     Procedure of application
   71.     Consideration by Commission
   72.     Cancellation of licence
           Part VIII General and public restricted areas
           Division 1 Preliminary matters
   73.     Interpretation
   74.     Power to declare restricted area
   75.     Prohibitions for restricted areas
   76.     Application for declaration
           Division 1A Declaration of general restricted area
   76A.    Application
   77.     Consideration of application
   78.     Opinions regarding application
   79.     Commission to ascertain residents' opinions
   80.     Commission to consider opinions expressed regarding application
   81.     Decision after hearing
   82.     Notice of declaration
   83.     Commencement of declaration
   84.     Revocation of declaration
   85.     Commission to ensure publicity of declaration
   86.     Not an offence to transport liquor through general restricted area
           Division 1B Declaration of public restricted area
   86A.    Application
   86B.    Consideration of application
   86C.    Inquiry by Commission
   86D.    Matters the Commission must take into account
   86E.    Decision of Commission
   86F.    Notice of declaration
   86G.    Revocation and amendment of declaration
           Division 2 Permits
   87.     Permit for general restricted area
   88.     Guest of permit holder may consume liquor
   89.     Person may deliver liquor to permit holder at holder's request
   89A.    Permit for public restricted area
   90.     Application for permit
   91.     Consideration of application
   92.     Decision after consideration
   93.     Permit revoked on breach of condition
   94.     Revocation of permit by Commission
           Division 3 Powers of entry, search and seizure for general restricted areas
   94A.    Application
   95.     Powers of search and seizure
   96.     Holding of seized thing
   97.     Commissioner of Police may release seized thing
   98.     Court may release or dispose of seized thing
   99.     Forfeiture of seized thing
           Division 4 Powers of search and seizure for public restricted areas
   101AA.  Application
   101AB.  Police powers of search and seizure
   101AC.  Contravention notice
           Part VIIIAA Special restricted areas
           Division 1 General matters
   101AD.  Minister's power in regard to special restricted area
   101AE.  Prohibitions for special restricted areas
   101AF.  Notice of declaration for special restricted area
   101AG.  Variation and revocation of declaration
   101AH.  Delegation
           Division 2 Permits for special restricted areas
   101AI.  Application for permit
   101AJ.  Minister's decision
   101AK.  Effect of permit
   101AL.  Variation, suspension or revocation of permit
           Division 3 Search and seizure
   101AM.  Application
   101AN.  Powers of search and seizure
   101AO.  Holding of seized thing
   101AP.  Commissioner of Police may release seized thing
   101AQ.  Court may release or dispose of seized thing
   101AR.  Forfeiture of seized thing
   101AS.  Contravention notice
   101AT.  Application to court by alleged offender
   101AU.  How court deals with alleged offence
   101AV.  Court order if no application under section 101AT
   101AW.  Interest in destroyed liquor
           Part VIIIA Restricted premises
           Division 1 Declaration of restricted premises
   101A.   Definitions
   101B.   Power to declare restricted premises
   101C.   Application for declaration of restricted premises
   101D.   Commission to consult regarding application
   101E.   Decision after consultation
   101F.   Notice of declaration
   101G.   Commencement of declaration
   101H.   Variation of declaration
   101J.   Lapse of declaration
   101K.   Revocation of declaration
           Division 2 Offences, seizure and forfeiture
   101L.   Offences in relation to restricted premises
   101M.   Police powers of entry, search and seizure
   101N.   Service of contravention notice
   101P.   Court order if no application under section 101Q
   101Q.   Application to court by alleged offender in contravention notice
   101R.   How Court deals with offence alleged in contravention notice
   101S.   Interest in destroyed liquor
           Part IX Obligations and offences
           Division 1 Licensees
   102.    Liquor not to be sold to intoxicated person
   103.    Licensee not to sell adulterated liquor
   104.    Persons on licensed premises after hours
   105.    Permitting riotous conduct on or at licensed premises
   106.    Commission may declare licensed premises prohibited areas for minors
   106A.   Minors on licensed premises
   106B.   Licensee or employee not to permit minors to enter, &c., licensed premises
   106BA.  Misrepresentation of age by minor
   106C.   Supply of liquor to minors
   106D.   Definitions of
   106E.   Evidence
   107.    Licence to be kept on premises
   108.    Licence to be produced on demand
   109.    Permitting breach of
   110.    Licensee to comply with conditions
   111.    Licensee to keep record of liquor purchases
   112.    Licensee to produce record, &c., on demand
   113.    Licensee to lodge return
   113AA.  Commission may make inquiries, &c.
   113AB.  Licensee liable for understatement, &c.
   113A.   Wholesalers of liquor
   114.    Wholesalers to lodge returns
           Division 2 General
   115.    Sale of liquor not authorized by licence
   116.    Purchase of liquor not authorized by licence
   116A.   Minors not to sell, &c., liquor
   117.    Minors not to be sent to obtain liquor
   118.    Minors not to buy or consume liquor on licensed premises
           Part X Alteration of premises
   119.    Approval of material alteration of licensed premises
   120.    Unauthorized alterations
           Part XI Miscellaneous
   121.    Power to exclude or remove persons
   122.    Prohibition notice
   122A.   Duplicate licences, &c.
   123.    Surrender of cancelled or suspended licence, special licence or permit
   123A.   Prosecution of licensee for actions of employee
   124.    Offences, penalties, &c.
   124AAA. Additional penalty
   124AA.  Regulatory offences
   124A.   Averments in complaints
   124B.   Results of breath analysis as evidence
   125.    Delivery of documents by post
   126.    Commission may determine on procedures
   127.    Commission may extend or abridge time
   128.    Regulations
   128A.   Acquisitions to be on just terms
           Part XII Transitional matters for Liquor Act 1978
   130.    Saving of inspectors' appointments
   132.    References to repealed Ordinance
           Part XIII Transitional matters for Antisocial Behaviour (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2006
   133.    Definitions
   134.    Condition of licence relating to prohibition notice
   135.    Continued application of existing prohibition order
   136.    Continued application of repealed section 122
           Part XIV Transitional matters for Liquor Amendment Act 2006
   137.    Savings - restricted areas
           Part XV Transitional matters for Liquor Legislation Amendment Act 2007
   138.    Savings - permit
   139.    Savings - licence
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