Liquor Act 2007

A licensee who sells liquor by taking orders over the telephone or by facsimile or by mail order must cause the licence number to be displayed in any advertisement or information published in writing or electronically in connection with such sales.

A licensee who sells liquor through an internet site or by other electronic means must ensure that the licence number is prominently displayed on the site or by other electronic means and in any advertisement or information published in writing or electronically in connection with such sales.

A licensee who sells liquor by taking orders over the telephone or by facsimile or by mail order, or who sells liquor through an internet site or by other electronic means—

must, at the time at which an agreement for sale is made, require the prospective purchaser to supply the purchaser’s date of birth so as to confirm that the prospective purchaser is of or above the age of 18 years, unless the prospective purchaser has previously supplied the purchaser’s date of birth to the licensee, and

must give written instructions to the person responsible for delivery of the liquor, requiring that the liquor be delivered—

to the adult person who placed the order, or

to another adult person at those premises who undertakes to accept it on behalf of the person who placed the order, or

if the delivery is made on a day after the day the order is taken—in accordance with the customer’s instructions, or

if the order was sold through an internet site or by other electronic means—to another adult person nominated by the person who placed the order.

If delivery of any liquor sold in a manner described in this section is taken by a minor—

the delivery is taken to constitute a supply to which section 117(2) applies, and

the licensee, and any person by whom the liquor was delivered on the licensee’s behalf, are each taken to have supplied the liquor contrary to section 117(2).

A licensee who, in accordance with subsection (4), is prosecuted for an offence under section 117(2) has a defence under this subsection if it is proved that the licensee—

complied with the requirements of subsection (3) in relation to the supply concerned, and

at the time of the alleged offence did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known, that the alleged offence was committed, and

for a licensee who was a same day delivery provider in relation to the supply of the liquor—had, before the supply occurred, complied with section 114P in relation to the person responsible for delivery of the liquor.

A person (not being a licensee) who, in accordance with subsection (4), is prosecuted for an offence under section 117(2) has a defence under this subsection if it is proved that—

the person to whom the liquor was delivered was of or above the age of 14 years and, before the liquor was delivered, there was produced to the defendant an evidence of age document that may reasonably be accepted as applying to the person and as proving that the person was of or above the age of 18 years, and

at the time of the alleged offence the defendant did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known, that the alleged offence was committed, and

for a person who was a same day delivery provider in relation to the supply of the liquor—had, before the supply occurred, complied with section 114P in relation to the person responsible for delivery of the liquor.

A minor must not take delivery of any liquor sold in a manner described in this section unless the minor was ordered or requested by his or her parent or guardian to take delivery of the liquor.

A person must not order or request a minor to take delivery of liquor sold in a manner described in this section.

This section does not apply to or in respect of the sale of liquor to persons authorised to sell liquor.