5Requirement for health and medical plans

5 Requirement for health and medical plans

5 Requirement for health and medical plans

(1) The Secretary must determine which music festivals require an agreed health and medical plan.

(2) Without limiting the matters to which the Secretary may have regard in determining whether a music festival requires an agreed health and medical plan, the Secretary must have regard to the following matters—

(a) advice from the Health Secretary that is consistent with information about festival characteristics associated with drug-related health harms set out in the Guidelines for Music Festival Event Organisers,

(b) advice from the Commissioner of Police,

(c) advice from the music festival organiser,

(d) whether a prescribed medical event occurred, whether in New South Wales or another State or Territory—

(i) at a music festival, or an event related to a music festival, for which the music festival organiser was the organiser in the 3 years immediately before the date on which the proposed music festival will start, or

(ii) if any of the last 3 music festivals, or events related to music festivals, for which the music festival organiser was the organiser were held more than 3 years before the date on which the proposed music festival will start—at any of the 3 music festivals or events,

(e) advice from the music festival roundtable.

(3) If the Secretary determines a music festival requires an agreed health and medical plan, the Secretary must direct the music festival organiser to—

(a) prepare a health and medical plan for the music festival, and

(b) provide—

(i) the health and medical plan to the Health Secretary for agreement, and

(ii) a copy of the health and medical plan to the Commissioner of Police.

(4) A direction under subsection (3) must be given—

(a) no later than the day specified in the regulations, and

(b) in the form and way approved by the Secretary.