From october 1 2018 one standard drink in the northern territory will cost a minimum of a 1 30.
Price floor on alcohol in australia.
The northern territory government has introduced a minimum unit price for alcohol commonly referred to as the minimum floor price to minimise the harms associated with high alcohol low cost alcoholic beverages.
A floor price is a minimum amount for which alcohol can be sold for example if the floor price is 1 a bottle of wine with eight standard drinks in it would be sold for 8 or more.
A bill was introduced into the legislative assembly in may 2018 and passed on 22 august 2018.
In the 10 months between 1 october 2018 the date that the floor price and other measures were imposed by the nt government and 31 july 2019 there was a 26 decrease in alcohol related assaults in the territory.
First the licensing of alcohol retailers in australia is the responsibility of the states and territories.
This is known as floor price which is used to calculate the minimum cost at which a product can.