Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

LIQUOR ACT - SECT 81

    (1)     Subject to section 80, after the Commission has conducted a hearing in relation to the application, the Commission must, having regard to the objects of this Act:

        (a)     refuse to declare the relevant area to be a general restricted area and direct the Director to forward notice of the refusal together with a statement of the reasons for refusal to the applicant; or

        (b)     declare an area of land to be a general restricted area; or

        (c)     declare an area of land to be a general restricted area in respect of liquor other than a type of liquor.

    (2)     A declaration by the Commission under subsection (1)(b) or (1)(c) may be in relation to:

        (a)     the relevant area; or

        (b)     land that in area is equal to, greater than or less than the relevant area.

    (3)     The land referred to in subsection (2)(b) shall include a part of the relevant area.