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New planning laws for NSW to support new licensed venues.
Under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Bill 2008, the dreaded PoPE entertainment laws will be replaced with reviewable conditions on licensed premises that encourage more live music / theatre/ comedy / and public speaking.
provided the Bill is passed!
Download the Environmental Planning and Assessment Bill 2008
Raise the Bar guide to NSW PoPE laws
Every venue in NSW that wants artistic activity requires a PoPE approval through council.
Curiously, if you want sport or gambling, no PoPE consent is required.
Read the Raise the Bar PoPE Fact
Sheet here.
Victoria and New South Wales: Liquor Law Comparisons
New Study into NSW Liquor Laws
New study into NSW liquor laws finds the reasons for the current
restrictions appear to have little or no relevance for the principal
object of liquor law namely containment of alcohol abuse, and seem more
concerned with apportioning business to vested interests, in particular
hotels.
Prepared by Professor John Nieuwenhuysen from Monash
University.
National Competition Policy review into NSW Liquor Laws
This Report details the process and outcome of the National
Competition Policy review of the NSW liquor and club management laws,
and recommends that all licensed restaurants be able to automatically
operate a reception area (cocktail bar)
There was general agreement in submissions made to the review and opinions expressed throughout the Summit that the liquor laws and the licensing process are in urgent need of simplification, so that unnecessary complexity is eliminated and the substantial costs associated with applications and compliance are reduced.
The review has made 35 recommendations in total, and those are
divided into two categories:
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recommendations dealing with current restrictions on competition, and
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proposed licensing reform options for NSW.