Alcohol in the NT
Updates
From 11 December 2023, there are changes to when police can issue banned drinker orders (BDOs).
Alcohol rules and restrictions including information about where you can buy alcohol in the Northern Territory.
- Apply for an individual liquor permit
Rules and conditions for applying to drink takeaway alcohol in a general restricted area in the Northern Territory. - Apply for a single event permit in Nhulunbuy
How to apply for a single event liquor permit in Nhulunbuy.
- Where you can't drink in the NT
Places where drinking alcohol is not allowed under Northern Territory law. - Get alcohol banned in a private premises
Homes where drinking alcohol is prohibited under Northern Territory law. - Alcohol penalties and offences: residents
Fines for breaking alcohol laws in dry communities in the Northern Territory. - Changes to alcohol restrictions in NT communities
Find out what changes to alcohol restrictions will apply to NT communities. - Town centres you can be banned from
Breaking Northern Territory alcohol laws can see you banned from drinking in many town centres.
- Alcohol and the legal age
The legal age that you can buy alcohol in the Northern Territory. - Buying takeaway alcohol
Buying takeaway alcohol in the Northern Territory. - Showing ID when you buy takeaway alcohol
Types of identification documents you can use to buy takeaway alcohol in the Northern Territory. - Travellers and tourists to the NT
Rules for travellers and tourists about alcohol in the Northern Territory. - Banned Drinker Register (BDR)
Understand the Banned Drinker Register (BDR) in the NT. Learn about banned drinking order (BDO), referrals, reducing bans and contact information. - Banned drinker order (BDO)
Learn what it means to have a banned drinker order (BDO) and how you can challenge a decision.