SA takes nation-leading action on online alcohol deliveries

Harry Booth

17th Sep 2026

South Australia has become the first state in the country to pass laws restricting the delivery of alcohol to individual homes following an inquiry into the impact on addicts that the service could have.

The move, which has been heralded as a “life-changing” step in combatting alcohol addiction and alcohol-induced violence, was put into action when the state parliament passed the Liquor Licensing (Royal Commission Recommendations) Amendment Bill.

The law will see alcohol delivery only be allowed from 10am to 10pm, with a two-hour ‘safety pause’ between order and delivery. 

“Today belongs to the victim-survivors and advocates who have refused to stay silent about the devastating role alcohol can play in violence,” Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (Fare) CEO Ayla Chorley said.

“Their persistence, courage and leadership have helped secure reforms that will make South Australian homes safer for women and children.”

Chorley credited state Premier Peter Malinauskas for his “leadership” in being the first in the country to take such measures.

“These measures are common-sense and modest, but the impact they will have cannot be overstated. This is genuinely life-changing reform,” she added.

The measures came from explicit recommendations from the Royal Commission. Fare says that the Federal Government has received the same recommendations.