The ACT government will crack down on same-day delivery of alcohol and is considering introducing laws to limit the amount of alcohol that can be delivered in a 24-hour period.
Laws to limit the delivery hours of alcohol are also being considered by the territory government.
Providers would also be barred from delivering to alcohol-free places including schools and skate parks.
ACT Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury has released a discussion paper on proposed laws to regulate the delivery of alcohol.
Mr Rattenbury said any amendments would focus on a harm minimisation approach and would form laws based on reducing the risk of consuming alcohol at an early age.
"While these services are convenient for consumers are create retail and employment opportunities, the same-day delivery of alcohol presents some risks for the community," he said.
"In particular these include risks for those under the age of 18 and those who are intoxicated when they place an online order."
The government's discussion paper has also said laws are being considered around age identification, including that customers would be required to provide this information to the provider.
The person whose identification details were provided would be required to collect the delivery from the driver.
The government's discussion paper cited research which found same-day alcohol delivery services were associated with higher odds of harmful drinking.
The research, from the University of NSW, found one in five people have used an alcohol delivery service when they had run out of alcohol during a home drinking session.
It found that one-third of these people would have stopped drinking if the service was not available.
The research also found that using a rapid alcohol delivery service in this way was associated with six times higher odds of drinking at hazardous or harmful levels.
Mr Rattenbury said the government would be able to base its laws on those in NSW. The state introduced tighter regulation for alcohol delivery in 2021.
"Given our proximity to NSW, the ACT can draw on the experiences from just over the border," he said.
The government's consultation on the proposed laws will run until September.
Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education chief executive Caterina Giorgi said laws had not kept pace with how alcohol companies sold alcohol. She said it was important the government was seeking to introduce regulation.
Ms Giorgi welcomed the proposed laws targeted at reducing alcohol-related harm for young people but she would like laws to also be focused on curbing rapid delivery. She also said alcohol should not be allowed to be sold after 10pm.
"We know that rapid delivery, so delivery into someone's home, in as quick as you know, 30 minutes, that's associated with more harm," she said.
"There was one study that showed that people who were sold alcohol in that way, 40 per cent of them said that they drank 11 or more standard drinks on that occasion.
"So we need to put in to our safety pause, to help to prevent the risk of harm to families and communities."
