Title: Liquor Licensing (Royal Commission Recommendations) AmendmentBill 2026
Author: Office of Parliamentary Counsel
Last saved by: Emma Miyake
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Legislative Council—No 28
As received from the House of Assembly and read a first time, 2 September 2026

Liquor Licensing (Royal Commission Recommendations) Amendment Bill 2026
Contents

Liquor Licensing (Royal Commission Recommendations) Amendment Bill 2026

Liquor Licensing (Royal Commission Recommendations) Amendment Bill 2026
Part 1—Preliminary

Liquor Licensing (Royal Commission Recommendations) Amendment Bill 2026
Preliminary—Part 1

Liquor Licensing (Royal Commission Recommendations) Amendment Bill 2026
Part 2—Amendment of Liquor Licensing Act 1997

Liquor Licensing (Royal Commission Recommendations) Amendment Bill 2026
Amendment of Liquor Licensing Act 1997—Part 2

South Australia
Liquor Licensing (Royal Commission Recommendations) Amendment Bill 2026
A Bill For
An Act to amend the Liquor Licensing Act 1997.

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1	Short title
2	Commencement
Part 2—Amendment of Liquor Licensing Act 1997
3	Amendment of long title
4	Amendment of section 3—Objects
5	Amendment of section 32—General and hotel licence
6	Amendment of section 36—Club licence
7	Amendment of section 38—Packaged liquor sales licence
8	Amendment of section 39—Liquor production and sales licence
9	Amendment of section 41—Interstate direct sales licence
10	Amendment of section 42—Mandatory conditions
11	Amendment of section 124A—Interpretation
12	Amendment of section 128D—Interpretation

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:
Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
This Act may be cited as the Liquor Licensing (Royal Commission Recommendations) Amendment Act 2026.
2—Commencement
This Act comes into operation on a day to be fixed by proclamation.

Part 2—Amendment of Liquor Licensing Act 1997
3—Amendment of long title
Long title—delete "liquor;" and substitute:
liquor, to minimise the harm and potential for harm caused by the excessive or inappropriate consumption of liquor,
4—Amendment of section 3—Objects
Section 3(1a)(e)—delete "domestic violence" and substitute:
domestic, family and sexual violence
5—Amendment of section 32—General and hotel licence
Section 32(d)—delete "hours of 8 am and 10 pm)." and substitute:
hours of—
	(i)	in the case of a delivery occurring on the same day as the order was placed for the liquor—10 am and 10 pm; or
	(ii)	in any other case—8 am and 10 pm).
6—Amendment of section 36—Club licence
Section 36(1)(c)—delete "hours of 8 am and 10 pm)." and substitute:
hours of—
	(i)	in the case of a delivery occurring on the same day as the order was placed for the liquor—10 am and 10 pm; or
	(ii)	in any other case—8 am and 10 pm).
7—Amendment of section 38—Packaged liquor sales licence
Section 38(1)(b)—delete "hours of 8 am and 10 pm); and" and substitute:
hours of—
	(i)	in the case of a delivery occurring on the same day as the order was placed for the liquor—10 am and 10 pm; or
	(ii)	in any other case—8 am and 10 pm); and
8—Amendment of section 39—Liquor production and sales licence
Section 39(1)(d)—delete "hours of 8 am and 10 pm); and" and substitute:
hours of—
	(i)	in the case of a delivery occurring on the same day as the order was placed for the liquor—10 am and 10 pm; or
	(ii)	in any other case—8 am and 10 pm); and
9—Amendment of section 41—Interstate direct sales licence
Section 41(1)—delete "hours of 8 am and 10 pm)." and substitute:
hours of—
	(a)	in the case of a delivery occurring on the same day as the order was placed for the liquor—10 am and 10 pm; or
	(b)	in any other case—8 am and 10 pm).
10—Amendment of section 42—Mandatory conditions
Section 42—after subsection (2) insert:
	(3)	It is a condition of every licence authorising the retail sale of liquor by direct sales transaction (being a licence under which the liquor is, or is to be, delivered to an address in the State) that at least 2 hours pass between the time the order is placed for the liquor and the time it is delivered.
11—Amendment of section 124A—Interpretation
Section 124A(2)(d)—delete "domestic violence" and substitute:
domestic, family and sexual violence
12—Amendment of section 128D—Interpretation
Section 128D, definition of alcohol‑related violence—delete "domestic violence" and substitute:
domestic, family and sexual violence

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