72Entertainment venues

#### 72 Entertainment venues 72 Entertainment venues > > (1) The requirements specified in this section are conditions of development consent for the use of a building as an entertainment venue. > > > (2) During a stage performance at an entertainment venue, there must be at least 1 suitably trained person in attendance in the stage area at all times for the purpose of operating, if necessary, a proscenium safety curtain, drencher system and smoke exhaust system. > > > (3) If a proscenium safety curtain is installed at an entertainment venue, there must be no obstruction to the opening or closing of the curtain and the curtain must be operable at all times. > > > (4) When a film is being screened at an entertainment venue, there must be at least 1 person in attendance at the entertainment venue who is trained in— > > > > > (a) the operation of the projectors being used, and > > > > > (b) the use of the fire fighting equipment in the room in which the projectors are installed (the projection room). > > > (5) If the projection room is not fitted with automatic fire suppression equipment and a smoke detection system, in accordance with the Building Code of Australia, the person required by subsection (4) to be in attendance must be in the projection suite in which the projection room is located during the screening of a film. > > > (6) A member of the public must not be present in the projection suite during the screening of a film. > > > (7) An entertainment venue must not screen a nitrate film. > > > (8) An emergency evacuation plan must be prepared, maintained and implemented for a building, other than a temporary structure, used as an entertainment venue. > > > (9) The emergency evacuation plan must specify the following— > > > > > (a) the location of all exits, and fire protection and safety equipment, for the part of the building used as an entertainment venue, > > > > > (b) the number of fire safety officers that must be present during performances, > > > > > (c) how the audience will be evacuated from the building if there is a fire or other emergency. > > > (10) A fire safety officer appointed to be present during a performance must have appropriate training in evacuating persons from the building if there is a fire or other emergency. > > > (11) In this section— > > > > exit has the same meaning as in the Building Code of Australia.