Legal kava arrives in Territory

The Northern Territory's Licensing Commission says the first legal shipment of kava for sale in the Territory is likely to arrive in Australia from a Fijian supplier later this week.

A wholesale licence has been issued to the Lanhupuy Homelands Association and three retail licences are being finalised.

Licensing Commission's Peter Allen says the kava could arrive in as soon as tomorrow.

Licensing Minister Syd Stirling has declared kava licence areas for Lanhupuy, Ramingining, Warruwi and Yirrkala.

Retail licences are being drafted for each of those areas except Ramingining, which is likely to follow later.

Comment will then be sought from the police before the licences are issued.

The Commission says it is hoping to issue the retail licences as the kava is made available from the supplier, which will probably be next week.

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Pubdate: Fri 29th April 2002
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