Music festival - early notification form

The Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport will use the information you provide to determine if you need to prepare a health and medical plan to be agreed by NSW Health as a condition to holding your festival.

Complete this music festival early notification form as soon as possible, no later than 120 days before your festival start date.

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Festival details

Is there an existing Development Application (DA) at the site in which the music festival will be held?
If yes, please select all the relevant information that has been prepared under the existing DA or as part of your venue hire agreement
If the documents are too large they can be emailed to music.festivals@liquorandgaming.nsw.gov.au 
Please quote the festival name when sending via email.
Unlimited number of files can be uploaded to this field.
25 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, jpg, jpeg, png, zip.
Tell us the predominant age group that will attend your festival
What other age group(s) are expected to attend your festival?
Select all that are relevant or applicable 
Will the music festival be offering high energy, hardstyle or electronic dance style music?
If yes, will high energy, hardstyle or electronic dance style be the main music style at the festival?
How many hours will the festival run for each day?
Will your festival include an option for patrons to camp onsite?
Will your festival have multiple stages?

Has a death occurred in the last 3 years, or the 3 previous events (whichever is the longest period), because of alcohol or drug use, crowd behaviour or improper safety management:

at this festival or in connection with this festival in NSW or another State or Territory?
at an event organised by the music festival organiser in NSW or another State or Territory?

Has a person been admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU), or required endotracheal intubation, in the last 3 years, or the 3 previous events (whichever is the longest period), because of alcohol or drug use, crowd behaviour or improper safety management:

at this festival or in connection with this festival in NSW or another State or Territory?
at an event organised by the music festival organiser in NSW or another State or Territory?
Privacy Collection Notice

Your personal information will only be used for the purpose you are providing it in this form. Please read the privacy collection notice for more information about how we handle your information.

You are providing this personal information so that Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport (DCITHS) can decide whether your festival requires an agreed health and medical plan (HMP). Your information will be reviewed by the Music Festivals team in Liquor & Gaming NSW and may be disclosed to the Secretary of the NSW Ministry of Health, the Commissioner of NSW Police, and the music festivals roundtable to obtain their advice / collect relevant information pursuant to the Music Festivals Act 2019 (the MFA) to inform DCITHS decision about the requirement for an agreed HMP.

This information will only be used by DCITHS to determine if an agreed HMP is required for your festival and for directly related actions. You are providing the information contained in this form voluntarily. If you choose not to provide the requested information, this may delay the time it takes to consider your festival, which may impact whether you can hold your festival. DCITHS may still determine that your festival requires an agreed HMP without the required information. It is an offence under the MFA to hold a festival without an agreed HMP, if directed.

DCITHS will not disclose your personal information to anybody else (except as noted above) unless it is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious threat to life or health, or it is required or authorised by another law, such as by court order.

DCITHS will store and protect your personal information securely. If you would like to know more about how Liquor & Gaming NSW meets its regulatory obligations in collecting, using, sharing and storing personal information, you can read the complete Privacy Policy and Plan at https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/dciths/policies-plans-and-procedures/privacy.

How can I access or correct my personal information?

This privacy notice applies only to the information you are providing in this form.

You have the right to access your personal information held by Liquor & Gaming NSW, without excessive delay or expense. You also have the right to have your personal information corrected if it is inaccurate or out-of-date. 

If you have any questions about this Privacy Collection Notice, or you would like to access or correct your personal information, please contact us on the details below:

Legal Officer (Information Access)

Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport
GPO Box 5341
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

information@dciths.nsw.gov.au

Access to information

You may also contact Liquor & Gaming NSW if you have any questions about this Privacy Collection Notice. 

Background 

Personal information  

Personal information is any information or an opinion about an individual whose identity is apparent or can reasonably be ascertained. 

Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 

NSW Government Agencies must comply with the Information Protection Principles (IPPs), which are outlined in the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (PPIP Act). These regulate the collection, storage, use and disclosure of personal information held by Government Agencies. 

Contact us

Need help to complete your early notification form?  Contact the music festivals team.

Email the Music festival team

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