Music Festivals Regulation 2024

This regulation is the Music Festivals Regulation 2024.

This regulation commences on the day on which the Music Festivals Amendment Act 2024 commences.

The members of the music festival roundtable are—

13 members chosen by the Minister to represent the Government including, for example, members chosen to represent the following—

Ambulance Service of NSW,

Create NSW,

Destination NSW,

Fire and Rescue NSW,

NSW State Emergency Service,

NSW Rural Fire Service,

Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner,

the Secretary,

the Cabinet Office,

the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure,

the Ministry of Health,

the NSW Police Force,

Transport for NSW, and

13 industry representatives, being—

4 members nominated by the Australian Festival Association, and

2 members nominated by DanceWize NSW, and

1 member nominated by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), and

1 member nominated by APRA AMCOS, and

1 member nominated by MusicNSW, and

1 member nominated by Live Performance Australia, and

1 member nominated by Local Government NSW, and

1 member nominated by Unions NSW, and

1 member of a private medical provider nominated by NSW Health, and

1 member who represents regional areas in NSW, nominated by one of the following, as agreed by the co-chairs—

a person or body that represents regional NSW,

a person or body that represents the music festival industry, and

up to 2 additional members nominated by a person or body that represents peer-based harm reduction services if agreed by the co-chairs of the music festival roundtable.

The music festival roundtable is to meet at least 4 times in each calendar year.

At least 1 meeting of the music festival roundtable in a year is to be held at a music festival site.

A member of the music festival roundtable may delegate the member’s attendance at a meeting in accordance with a process agreed by the co-chairs of the music festival roundtable.

The music festival roundtable must, within 4 months after 30 June in each year—

prepare a report on the activities of the roundtable during the year that ended on that 30 June, and

give the report to the Minister.

The Minister must ensure a copy of the report is—

published on an appropriate government website, and

tabled in each House of Parliament within 1 month after receiving the report.

For the Act, section 5(4)(a), the day is the day that is 7 days after a determination is made under the Act, section 5(1) that the music festival requires an agreed health and medical plan.

For the Act, section 5A(3), the day is the day that is 14 days after the direction is given under the Act, section 5(3) that a health and medical plan must be prepared and provided for the music festival.

For the Act, section 6(2)(a), the prescribed day is the day that is 60 days before the music festival is proposed to start.

For the Act, section 6(5)(a), the prescribed day is the day that is 14 days before the music festival is proposed to start.

For the Act, section 6A(2), the prescribed day is the day that is 30 days after the day on which the Secretary gave the Commissioner a copy of the notice under section 10AA(2)(b) for the music festival.

For the Act, section 6A(3)(a)(ii)(A), the prescribed day is the day that is 60 days before the music festival is proposed to start.

For the Act, section 6A(5)(c)(i), the prescribed day is the day that is 14 days before the music festival is proposed to start.