Liquor Commission

Liquor Commission publications

Information sheets

Information Sheet 1: Appearing at a public hearing PDF (461.5 KB)
Information Sheet 2: Request a review of decision of the Director of Liquor Licensing PDF (443.2 KB)

Delegation by the Liquor Commission

File and date of delegation	Type of delegation
28 October 2019 PDF (239.6 KB)	Delegation to a single Commission Member to determine a major event authority. Delegation to the Director of Liquor Licensing to determine a number of low risk matters. Refer to delegation for the sections.
29 January 2020 PDF (85.3 KB)	Delegation to the Director of Liquor Licensing, or their delegate, to determine transfer of licence applications.
11 March 2020 PDF (49.8 KB)	Delegation to the Director of Liquor Licensing to approve a substitution of premises, subject to limitations.
17 December 2020 PDF (238.3 KB)	Delegation to the Director of Liquor Licensing and their delegate (where there have been no contentious matters raised or disciplinary action taken against the applicant under a former licence) for restaurant; special venture; producers; community club; and select major event authorities.
5 August 2021 PDF (89.9 KB)	Delegation to Director of Liquor Licensing, or their delegate, the Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and Acting Deputy Chairperson to allow a longer period than 90 days to conduct an investigation into an accepted complaint.
29 September 2023 PDF (687.5 KB)	Delegation to the Director of Liquor Licensing and their delegate (where there have been no contentious matters raised or disciplinary action taken against the applicant under a former licence) to issue a major event authority for recurring major events, Wide Open Spaces and Darwin Waterfront Corporation New Year’s Eve Concert.

Annual reports

The Liquor Commission is required to prepare an annual report and submit it to the minister within three months of the end of the financial year, which reports on its operations during the year.

Policies

Common seal policy PDF (67.6 KB)

Policy and procedures manual

The main purpose of this manual is to provide members of the commission with information to help them exercise their powers and perform functions under the Liquor Commission Act 2018 and the Liquor Act 2019. The commission has decided to publish the manual to allow members of the public to better understand how the commission works, and to make the commission’s decision-making processes more transparent and accountable.

The manual includes the commission’s guidelines specifying the types of pecuniary interests that a member must disclose under section 21 of the Liquor Commission Act 2018.

Northern Territory Liquor Commission policy and procedures manual PDF (995.2 KB)

Forms

Section 29(2) of the Liquor Commission Act 2018 provides for the following persons to apply to the commission for a review of a decision of the director of liquor licensing:

the applicant affected by a decision regarding an application
any person affected by a decision regarding disciplinary action
a licensee affected by a decision regarding the licence or authority held by the licensee
any person who made a submission, complaint or objection during the process that resulted in the decision
any other person given a right to review under the Liquor Act 2019.

The application must be made in the following approved form:

Application for review of decision of director PDF (161.2 KB)

Codes of practice

Section 20 of the Liquor Act 2019 provides that the commission may establish codes of practice to regulate the following matters, the:

advertising and promotion of liquor by licensees
conduct of business under a licence or an authority
operation of licensed premises
management of customers, purchasers and patrons by licensees, including the management of their safety
establishment of ethical standards and practices for licensees.

The commission is required to publish any code of practice it establishes.

It is a condition of a licence that the licensee comply with the provisions of any code of practice established and published by the commission.