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2321 - Planning and Public Spaces - TOPLESS WAITSTAFF

Rath, Chris to the Minister for Climate Change, Minister for Energy, Minister for the Environment, and Minister for Heritage representing the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces
TOPLESS WAITSTAFF

(1) Is there any regulation, legislation or requirements for approvals for a hospitality venue to utilise the services of topless waitstaff?

(a) Could you please provide information regarding what planning approvals might be required for a hospitality venue, with or without a liquor licence, to utilise the services of topless waitstaff?

(i) If the answer references publicly available material, could you please provide the URL and page number where the relevant information is located?

(b) Can local council implement control, policies or any other instrument to require Council approval before a hospitality venue, with or without a liquor licence, can utilise the services of topless waitstaff?

(i) If the answer references publicly available material, could you please provide the URL and page number where the relevant information is located?

(c) Could you please provide information regarding what restrictions or rules apply to a venue which utilises the services of topless waitstaff?

(i) If the answer references publicly available material, could you please provide the URL and page number where the relevant information is located?
Answer -
TOPLESS WAITSTAFF

I am advised:

(1)(a)-(c) Hospitality venues generally require development consent in line with provisions of the applicable Local Environmental Plan. Planning approval is not required for an approved venue in relation to the attire worn by staff. This is not a matter that can be regulated by a planning instrument.

Question asked on 29 May 2024 (session 58-1) and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 262
Answer received on 20 June 2024 and published in Questions & Answers Paper No. 277

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