SYDNEY, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- New South Wales (NSW) Police Minister Michael Daley told reporters on Monday a campaign that aims to crack down on the supply of alcohol to minors is needed to change community attitudes towards drinking.

    "We want friends and family to take some personal responsibility for their actions when it comes to alcohol and that includes ensuring that we do not expose our younger people to alcohol before they can make responsible decisions," Daley said.

    While underaged drinking in pubs and clubs has declined across NSW, an alarming number of young people at locations including parks, shopping centers and beaches are negatively impacted by the effects of alcohol.

    "These people have got their alcohol from somewhere," Daley said.

    "They haven't gotten it themselves, someone has bought it for them."

    Extra police will patrol areas outside licensed premises such as bottle shops to stem a growing concern that minors are offering money to adults passing by to buy alcohol for them.

    Anyone who does supply a minor with alcohol can be issued with an on-the-spot fine of 1,100 Australian dollars (973 U.S. dollars).

    If a case is taken to court, the offender faces fines of up to 11,000 Australian dollars (9,728 U.S. dollars) and/or 12 months imprisonment, Daley said.

    It is OK for a parent to serve small amounts of alcohol to minors at home on special occasions, Daley said, but "it is another thing entirely for mum or dad to buy a case of grog for their 16- or 17-year-old son and send him out to a party.

    "It's not acceptable and it's a crime," he add.