Biz Secure Program

Individual Businesses

Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online.

Important note: All non-standard works applications require a security audit that is under 18 months old. To apply for a security audit go to the Business Security and Safety Audit Program. Once you have your security audit you can then apply for non-standards works under the Biz Secure program. See below for more details.

Eligible works

There are two categories of eligible works (1) Standard Improvement Works and (2) Non-standard Improvement works. If you are approved for eligible works, a voucher will be issued.

Non-standard improvement works

If you are approved for eligible works, a voucher will be issued to you to either carry out ‘standard improvement works’ (see below) or a security audit.

If you are applying for works that are not standard improvement works (see below) and an audit has not been conducted on the premises in the last 18 months, you are required to apply for a security audit under the Business Security and Safety Audit Program. You can apply for your audit online through the GrantsNT website.

Once the security audit has been completed, you will be able to seek quotes from a registered security supplier and apply for a voucher to carry out the non-standard works.

The co-contribution for eligible works with a security audit for individual businesses and cluster applications is 50:50.

Standard improvement works

To enable businesses to carry out physical security improvement jobs more quickly, there is now a list of pre-approved standard improvements that can be funded without the need for a security audit.

If you are eligible, the following standard improvement works do not require a security audit:

• access door repairs
• access door replacement with heavy-duty, secure alternatives
• lock works and hardware
• security screens
• window replacement with more secure alternatives
• glass replacement with secure alternatives
• lockable fencing.

If you are only intending to carry out standard improvement works, seek a quote from a registered security supplier and apply for a voucher to carry out the works.

The co-contribution for standard improvement works for individual businesses and cluster applications is 25:75 (business:government).

Who can apply?

To apply you must:

• be a Territory Enterprise (either a for-profit or not-for-profit business)
• be a legal entity (including a sole trader or partnership) trading under a business name registered in the Northern Territory (NT) that held and continues to hold a valid Australian business number (ABN)
• be physically located in the NT
• operate from commercial premises
• offer services to customers from a shopfront premises or have at least one external publicly accessible entry/exit point
• offer goods and/or services to the public
• have no more than 100 employees
• be incorporated/registered
• hold a valid ABN
• if a not-for-profit organisation, be compliant and up-to-date with all legal obligations.

Who can’t apply?

• Businesses that don’t operate from a fixed premises (for example, mobile businesses)
• Publicly listed companies
• Home based businesses or businesses operating from residential premises
• Large shopping centres
• Government and local government bodies, businesses and organisations
• Educational institutions, schools and businesses/organisations operating out of educational institution/school grounds, including pre-schools.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

For queries about the guidelines, deadlines, or questions in the form, please contact us on 1800 193 111 during business hours or email BusinessPrograms.DITT@nt.gov.au and quote your submission number.

Click here to view the program terms and conditions.

If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

NAVIGATING (MOVING THROUGH) THE APPLICATION FORM

On every screen (page of the form) you will find a Form Navigation contents box, this links directly to every page of the application. Click the link to jump directly to the page you want.

You can also click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application.

SAVING YOUR DRAFT APPLICATION

If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'save and close' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.

You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application form.

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it.

Once you have reviewed your application you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors.

Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.

When you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.

If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email then you should presume that your submission has NOT been submitted.

Hint: also check the email hasn’t landed in your spam or junk email folder.

ATTACHMENTS AND SUPPORT DOCUMENTS

You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. This is very simple, but requires you to have the documents saved on your computer, or on a storage device.

You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, we do recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 5MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time.

COMPLETING AN APPLICATION IN A GROUP/TEAM

A number of people can work on an application using the same log in details as long as only one person is working at a time. Ensure you save as you go.

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