Sacrosanct days liquor licensing amendment

Following the passage of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Sales on Anzac Day Morning, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Christmas Day) Amendment Act 2026, the following changes will come into force on 3 April 2026:

• All on-licence premises can sell alcohol to be consumed on site on any day of the year. Customers do not have to be dining or residing in order to be served alcohol.
• On-licence premises no longer need to close at midnight before a restricted trading day.
• Premises with an on-licence can choose to open and operate as normal on Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Anzac Day, and Christmas Day.
• Off-licensed premises cannot sell alcohol on restricted trading days – except for cellar doors, who may supply their wine on any day of the year.
• RSAs may serve members of the public on Anzac Day, so long as a duty manager is on site during the hours that members of the public are on the premises.

Special licences and club licences (other than RSAs) are not affected.

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