Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts26. Application for licence
(1) An application for the grant of a licence shall be lodged with the Director in a form approved by the Commission and accompanied by the affidavit made under section 26A and the prescribed fee.
(2) An application under subsection (1) may be made in respect of premises which are to be constructed or which are under construction and, in respect of such premises or proposed premises, by a person who does not intend to carry on any business under the licence being applied for.
(3) The applicant for a licence must demonstrate in the application that the grant of the licence will be in the public interest:
(a) by providing information about any relevant criteria referred to in section 6(2); and
(b) by specifying any other matter relevant to the public interest in the sale, provision, promotion and consumption of liquor.