NSW police have written to liquor outlets across the state requesting they adopt a range of measures for sales on January 26.
Those measures include a ban on takeaway sales of products with more than four per cent alcohol content up to 2pm, and nothing greater than five per cent alcohol content after 9pm.
Police have also requested a ban on the sale of shots and doubles after 9pm and a limit of two drinks per person per purchase for the last three hours of the day.
"We're happy for people to have a drink on Australia Day but we want them to do it sensibly and safely and don't allow yourself to become a victim or offender and that's where we're asking for pubs and clubs and licensed premises across NSW to assist us with that," Chief Inspector Guy Haberley told Fairfax Radio Network today.
The range of measures is in "the best interests" of the community and police have received a "wide and varied" response to the request, Insp Haberley said.
"Some people are happy to take on the measures, some people are happy to take on some of the measures, not all of the measures. But, like I said, ... if any one of these measures is undertaken, it will certainly influence the day and the latter part of the night," he said.
In NSW last year 92 people were arrested on Australia Day and charged with 113 offences, up from 30 arrests in 2008, police say.
"Research and history has shown that this day is celebrated wide and varied across Australia and unfortunately it has been known, previously, for binge drinking and anti-social behaviour, and alcohol-related crime and violence so we have to manage that risk and we're going to do that by implementing a range of measures," Insp Haberley said.
"There's three key factors which affect alcohol-related crime and violence. That is the availability, the strength and the density of premises.
"So any of these initiatives that can impact any one of these factors will greatly influence alcohol-related crime on this very important day."
A spokesman for the Australian Hotels Association said he doubted that limits on the sale of alcohol would prevent bad behaviour by a minority of the population.