Music Festivals Act 2019
6Contents of health and medical plans
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6 Contents of health and medical plans
6 Contents of health and medical plans
(1) The health and medical plan for a music festival the Secretary has determined requires an agreed health and medical plan must be prepared in accordance with the Guidelines for Music Festival Event Organisers.
(2) The music festival organiser must give the health and medical plan to the Health Secretary for agreement no later than—
(a) the prescribed day, or
(b) a later day specified by the Health Secretary.
(3) The music festival organiser must also, at least 14 days before the festival is to be held, give the Health Secretary an addendum to the health and medical plan that includes information about—
(a) the persons that will provide health services at the festival, and
(b) the qualifications and work experience of the persons engaged to provide the health services.
(4) The Health Secretary must decide to—
(a) agree to the health and medical plan, with or without changes, but only if the Health Secretary is satisfied the risks associated with the music festival and the premises are suitably addressed by the plan, or
(b) refuse to agree to the health and medical plan.
(5) The Health Secretary must make a decision under subsection (4) no later than—
(a) the prescribed day, or
(b) the later day decided by the Health Secretary.
(6) The Health Secretary must give a copy of an agreed health and medical plan to the Commissioner of Police.
s 6: Am 2021 No 32, Sch 1.12[6]–[8]; 2024 No 61, Sch 1[7]–[11].