61Objecting to application

61 Objecting to application (1) A person or body referred to in subsection (4) may object to the following applications: (a) an application to issue a licence or an authority; (b) an application to vary the conditions of a licence or an (c) an application to substitute other premises for the licensed (d) an application to make a material alteration to licensed (2) An objection may be made on only one or both of the following grounds: (a) that issuing the licence or authority, varying the conditions, substituting other premises or making the material alteration would adversely affect: (i) the amenity of the neighbourhood of the licensed premises or proposed licensed premises; or (ii) the health, education, public safety or social conditions in the community of the licensed premises or proposed (b) that the applicant is not a fit and proper person. (3) However, an objection to the issuing of a community event authority or a special event authority may also be made on grounds

Liquor Act 2019 47 (4) Only the following may make an objection: (a) a person residing or working in the neighbourhood of the licensed premises or proposed licensed premises; (b) the owner or occupier of land in the neighbourhood of the licensed premises or proposed licensed premises; (c) a local council of the local government area where the licensed premises or proposed licensed premises are located; (d) a Member of the Legislative Assembly; (e) a police officer or employee of the Police Force, acting in that capacity; (f) a member or employee of the Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service, established under the Fire and Emergency Act 1996, acting in that capacity; (g) an Agency or public authority that performs functions relating to public amenities, including health, education and public safety; (h) a charity or a community-based organisation or body. (5) The objection must: (a) be in writing or in a form approved by the Director that is suitable for someone unable to effectively communicate in writing; and (b) be signed by or on behalf of the person or body making the objection; and (c) set out the grounds of the objection and the facts relied on to support those grounds. (6) The objection must be lodged with the Director within 14 days after publication of the last public notice under section 57, 96 or 111. (7) Except for a body that makes an objection under this section, the Director and Commission must proceed as if each of the following bodies has no objection to the application: (a) the Agency administering the Public and Environmental Health Act 2011; (b) the Police Force;

Liquor Act 2019 48 (c) the local council of the local government area in which the licensed premises or proposed licensed premises are located.