Aussie live industry: new festival legislation ‘unworkable’

Industry organisations say newly proposed festival licensing in NSW creates “huge uncertainty” for promoters, following the rejection of existing legislation last month

News By | 18 October 2019

New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian

A group of Australian industry organisations has penned an open letter to New South Wales (NSW) premier Gladys Berejiklian over the re-introduction of controversial festival licensing laws which were scrapped just a few weeks ago.

The Australian Festival Association, APRA AMCOS, Music NSW and Live Music Office signed the letter, which accuses politicians of a “total lack of respect for the live music industry” and demands a roundtable meeting to discuss “regulation and safety at music festivals”.

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