Same-day alcohol deliveries to public places will be banned in NSW under new laws cracking down on sales to minors and people who are heavily intoxicated.
It will now be an offence to deliver booze to parks and beaches and between midnight, or 11pm on Sunday, and 9am starting from July 1.
Buyers who appear under 25 will have to show proof of age before accepting a same-day delivery.
Delivery drivers will also not be able to handover booze to anyone who appears heavily-intoxicated.
Same-day delivery services (pictured above) will not be able to penalise delivery drivers for refusing the recipients delivery if they are underage or intoxicated
The regulations, starting on July 1, are designed to stop minors and already intoxicated people ordering alcohol through contactless deliveries.
The major overhaul, which will impact operators such as Jimmy Brings, comes as online liquor sales are predicted to grow by 27.2%.
The new offences will see companies charged if the order is delivered to a minor or intoxicated person as well as if the order is outside delivery hours.
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NSW digital and customer service minister Victor Dominello said the laws were would bring online sales in line with physical bottle shops.
‘Demand for online alcohol sales has grown in recent years, including during the pandemic, and we need to ensure our laws reflect this changing landscape and prioritise safety,’ he said.
‘The new laws raise the standards for providers and delivery people, making them more like those that apply at physical bottle shop businesses.
Online alcohol delivery (pictured left) providers are being targeted with new laws which will bring them in line with bottle-shops (pictured right)
‘Gone are days of a minor trying to use a credit card online to purchase alcohol illegally’.
The regulations will be further strengthened from December 1 with drivers forced to undertake training in the responsible delivery of alcohol.
Websites will then have to introduce new technology verifying a shopper’s age from June 2022.
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