Exclusive: NSW festival licensing scheme on the chopping block | LisaVisentin
The Berejiklian government's festival licensing regime is under scrutiny just months after it was implemented, with the new upper house set to decide whether the scheme should be repealed.
The new make-up of the upper house means Labor will need the support of at least seven of the 11-member crossbench. It hopes to secure the support of a bloc of six progressive crossbenchers, comprising three Greens MPs, two Animal Justice Party MPs and independent Justin Field. "The music industry in NSW is suffering enough," Mr Borsak said, adding the motion was "in line" with the Shooters' opposition to Sydney's lockout laws.Shooters and Fishers MP Robert Borsak.The music industry is expected to spend the two-week interregnum before Parliament returns on May 28 to lobby the crossbench to support Labor's motion.
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