You must display your occupancy permit for a place of public entertainment at the event office or at a place where it can be readily viewed when required.
How to apply
You will need to submit the following to apply for this permit:
- Download and complete the Permit Application Form
- A full description of your event
- A plan of your place of entertainment to a suitable scale showing:
- Payment of the relevant fee (see information below)
- all marquees, stages and seating stands
- a copy of the current occupancy permit issued by the Building Commission for the stage, marquee or temporary structure
- existing and proposed toilet facilities for use by patrons, including accessible toilets
- number of drinking fountains/outlets
- fire extinguishers and placement of sundry items such as equipment
- access points to the site and position of first aid facilities if required
Occupancy permit conditions
Conditions of your occupancy permit may include:
- Safety officers must attend the place of public entertainment to provide for the safety of the public, and be responsible for:
- operating fire safety elements, equipment and systems
- establishing and operating evacuation procedures
- safety of barriers and exits
- control of the use of naked flame in theatrical productions
- You must exclude the public from unsafe areas
- You must keep, test and store flammable material or explosive items and equipment in a safe manner, to the extent that this is not required by any other Act or regulations
- You must ignite fireworks and discharge pistols or other shooting devices in a safe and responsible manner, to the extent that this is not required by any other Act or regulations
- You must designate passageways/paths of travel and exits
- You must ensure public toilet facilities are available and in suitable condition
- You must provide any proposed additional fire fighting equipment to surrounding areas.