Music Festivals Regulation 2024

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of regulation

This regulation is the Music Festivals Regulation 2024.

2 Commencement

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

Part 2 Music festival roundtable

3 Membership of music festival roundtable

The members of the music festival roundtable are—

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

(i)  Ambulance Service of NSW,

(ii)  Create NSW,

(iii)  Destination NSW,

(iv)  Fire and Rescue NSW,

(v)  NSW State Emergency Service,

(vi)  NSW Rural Fire Service,

(vii)  Office of the 24-Hour Economy Commissioner,

(viii)  the Secretary,

(ix)  the Cabinet Office,

(x)  the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure,

(xi)  the Ministry of Health,

(xii)  the NSW Police Force,

(xiii)  Transport for NSW, and

(b)  13 industry representatives, being—

(i)  4 members nominated by the Australian Festival Association, and

(ii)  2 members nominated by DanceWize NSW, and

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

(iv)  1 member nominated by APRA AMCOS, and

(v)  1 member nominated by MusicNSW, and

(vi)  1 member nominated by Live Performance Australia, and

(vii)  1 member nominated by Local Government NSW, and

(viii)  1 member nominated by Unions NSW, and

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

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

(A)  a person or body that represents regional NSW,

(B)  a person or body that represents the music festival industry.

(c)  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.

4 Meetings

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

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

(3)  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.

5 Reporting

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

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

(b)  give the report to the Minister.

(2)  The Minister must ensure a copy of the report is—

(a)  published on an appropriate government website, and

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