This Part contains measures aimed at reducing alcohol-related harm to Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory. Many of those measures apply in alcohol protected areas (which are particular areas of the Northern Territory that are prescribed by the rules (see section 27)).

Division 2 modifies the NT Liquor Act so that it applies in alcohol protected areas in a particular way. For example, section 8 inserts a number of offences into that Act, such as the offence for consuming liquor in an alcohol protected area.

Division 3 modifies NT liquor licences and NT liquor permits that are in force in alcohol protected areas. Those modifications affect what the licence or permit authorises. The Division also allows the Minister to vary the conditions of the licence or permit.

Division 4 allows the NT Licensing Commission to post a notice, at an access point to an alcohol protected area, notifying people about the alcohol offences that apply in that area.

Division 5 provides a mechanism under which the Minister may request the NT Minister to appoint an assessor to conduct an assessment of particular licensed premises in the Northern Territory. The Minister may only make the request if the Minister reasonably believes that the sale or consumption of liquor at or from the premises is causing substantial alcohol-related harm to the community.

Division 6 deals with alcohol management plans. In particular, it provides a process for the approval of alcohol management plans by the Minister.

Division 7 deals with the process for making rules prescribing that an area is an alcohol protected area.

Division 8 requires the Minister and the NT Minister to cause an independent review to be undertaken of the operation of specified laws of the Commonwealth and the Northern Territory that relate to alcohol. In particular, the review must assess the effectiveness of those laws in reducing alcohol-related harm to Aboriginal people.

Division 9 deals with miscellaneous matters relating to this Part (such as the NT Licensing Commission providing information requested by the Minister and administrative review of certain determinations made under this Part).