Most Australians who get alcohol home-delivered are ALREADY drunk when they make their orders and are breaking booze rules, research finds
- VicHealth survey found 71 per cent of weekly users received orders while drunk
- A third of people who received alcohol did not have their IDs checked by staff
- Liquor laws prevent alcohol sales to drunk people and those under the age of 18
Online alcohol delivery services have been breaking the rules after research found they have been delivering booze to people who are already drunk.
A survey carried out by VicHealth found 71 per cent of weekly users received their orders when they were already drunk.
A third of people were delivered alcohol without any ID check, making it possible for underage drinkers to order online.
Australian liquor laws state it is illegal to sell alcohol to someone who is already drunk or is under the age of 18.
A survey carried out by VicHealth found 71 per cent of weekly users received their orders when they were already drunk (stock image)
About 40 per cent of people said they would have stopped drinking if online alcohol delivery wasn't available.
'Alcohol delivery services are allowed to operate like cowboys in Victoria - it's causing harm and it's time to rein them in,' VicHealth chief executive Sandro Demaio said.
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'Something is really wrong when a business is allowed to sell someone a bottle of hard alcohol when they're already drunk and deliver it to their door in 15 minutes.'
VicHealth has urged for a reform of the Liquor Act to regulate alcohol online delivery that would include two hour delays after purchases, a curfew ban after 10pm and the prohibition to market it via email, text or in-app promotions, among other measures.
While a third of people were delivered alcohol without any ID check, making it possible for underage drinkers to order online (stock image)
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