nanny state nsw: sydney bar defies ‘crazy’ mirror ball ban

A Sydney bar says it will not risk putting a mirror ball in the main bar as it can see the venue closed. Source: supply.
A bar in Sydney says the state\'s liquor licensing red tape is so ridiculous that hanging a Mirror Ball puts it at risk of being restricted extra.
The venue claimed that it was in violation of the authorities by installing only one.
But, Goros, a Japanese theme \"izakaya\" located in Surry Hills in the heart of the city, hung up one despite what the owner called Sydney\'s \"crazy\" liquor laws.
\"Actually, we have banned our mirror ball,\" said Justin Baker, chief executive of the bar company Solotel, which owns Goros.
The state Liquor Administration maintains that the mirror ball is not a specific exemption in its liquor license.
But MS Baker said there could be some restrictions on being listed as a nightclub, such as having to provide drinks with plastic glasses. She told news. com.
This is just another example of the absurd rules surrounding Sydney entertainment.
The restrictions also forced her to reject a grandmother for a family celebration because she was unable to prove that she was over 18 years old and after complaints from tenants in a new neighborhood, she closed a nightclubMirror balls.
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The AU will study in depth the absurd rules that kill the lives of new state residents and businesses, especially the rules of night life --time economy.
In the later article, we will see the festival when ballet is almost banned, as it can lead to drunkenness, and even before a large sailing boat is dumped, local popular bars are
People in the state\'s hospitality industry say it has been destroyed due to suspension of laws, unreasonable noise complaints, excessive, overlapping and contradictory regulations of the official council, and risks --averse police.
This will be a hot topic for Saturday\'s state elections, with Labor claiming the coalition government has announced a \"music war\" and forming a party to cut red tape.
But talk to the newscom.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Gladys berreggiklia said, \"I am frustrated when there is red tape that is not needed \".
According to the Australian Electoral Commission data, there are more young people on the voter list than ever before, mainly due to people who signed up before the same list --
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According to a report by Deloitte Access Economics, Sydney\'s nightly economy is underdeveloped, reaching $16 billion.
The Goros bar of Surry Hills, whose owner claims that the authorities actually ban them from lifting the lens ball.
Source: Japanese arcade provided by Goros.
Source: The new state government\'s investigation into the state\'s night
The Times Economy found that in some areas, one can indeed see a mirror ball because a place could become a nightclub.
The report cites the recommendation of the new state police that \"the installation of a mirror ball means the intention to provide a dance floor.
The police will be concerned that installing a mirror ball without being approved for the dance floor may mean that the premises are used for purposes not permitted.
However, MS Baker insisted that Goros was almost as far away from King\'s Cross.
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\"This is a great little bar with lots of quirky Japanese games and karaoke rooms.
This is very different from the nightclub model, \"she said.
\"But if we put a mirror ball in the ceiling and people dance down there, it works like a nightclub.
It\'s so crazy that you can\'t adjust people who want to have fun, so we don\'t have mirror balls or dance floors and people end up dancing where they want.
Solotel said that the license conditions inherited from the previous bar have amazing specific restrictions on the decoration it needs to avoid.
\"Typical features of nightclub operations may include loud music, dance floor, low background lighting, and intermittent bright or colored lighting effects,\" the permit wrote . \".
Once considered a nightclub, the company said it would attach conditions such as offering drinks with plastic glasses.
Goros of Japanese izakaya insists it is not a nightclub.
Source: SuppliedSolotel admitted that the mirror ball was not specifically excluded, but she said that the information she received from the police made it clear that the mirror ball could be regarded as a nightclub appliance.
Wine, games and racing in the new state confirmed that the mirror ball was not mentioned on Goros\'s license and it could be operated as a nightclub but not
In this case, the glass condition.
New state police were contacted for comment.
Golos does, however, have a mirror ball.
Not in the main bar, but in the corner of a karaoke booth, the decor rotates silently.
\"So far, it seems that the authorities have not found its problems, let\'s hope it stays in that state,\" the company said . \".
The high Los bar is more of a karaoke bar.
Picture: Stephen CooperSource: What is frustrating for the Australian news group is that the overlap of conditions between liquor licenses and development applications is confusing.
For example, you can specify the transaction time for both, but these times do not necessarily match.
\"This provides an opportunity for government agencies to look at your business and determine which one they will use to regulate you,\" said Buck . \" MS.
Solotel said it was \"easy\" to spend more than $100,000 a year on lawyers, consultants and reports to deal with the rising tide of paperwork.
\"We should focus on entertainment and culture and increase the structure of people\'s lives, but we spend too much time on red tape and regulation,\" MS Baker said . \".
Labor\'s nightly economic spokesman John Graham told the news. com.
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Everybody admits it\'s a problem.
\"There are 669 venues where live music, bands, DJs, rock music, disco, mirror balls are banned and restricted,\" he said . \".
\"There are things you should regulate --
Alcohol, noise, business hours
But the government should not tell you not to listen to certain music, not to dance.
He said he wanted to see a \"safe, diverse and vibrant night --life”.
But MS Berejiklian told the news. com.
She agreed very much when it was overregulation.
\"I was frustrated when there was red tape that was not needed.
I always say to my team, let\'s deal with it if there\'s an example that can\'t pass the common sense test, \"she said.
\"Maintaining public safety is a priority, but so is reducing the burden of red tape.
Whether you\'re a citizen or someone who runs a business, we\'re trying to get rid of the heavy flow that\'s going on for people.
Justin Baker, CEO of Sydney bar group Solotel, said red tape and ridiculous rules are killing the city\'s nightly economy.
Source: Australian News Group
Only the government is about to end the time dance band-
Help the venue get rid of the month blitz of outdated music-related licensing conditions.
Citizen Hotel in Sydney has imposed restrictions on the \"Rock Band\" and Toukley RSL on the Central Coast has seen a strange rule that requires only \"old age dance bands\" to be removed on Friday night
Of these 669 venues, however, only 21 have applied for relaxation.
LGNSW speculated that this was because \"the problem may not be as serious as it stands \".
But Mr Graham of the Labor Party has another explanation.
He said any attempt by the venue to get rid of red tape could backfire.
\"They are concerned that if you come up with a race condition, you have to come up with other conditions as well,\" he said . \".
MS Baker agreed: \"We can try to change the conditions, but it is not wise because more conditions will be added in the end (such as)
Your trading time has changed.
\"The Citizen Hotel in Sydney can now play rock music again as it is one of the few bars that cancel the ridiculous rules.
Source: News from Sydney council and LGNSW News Ltd. com.
An au applying to cancel a condition should not see a new limit.
But LGNSW said that if it is related to the restrictions that the venue is trying to abandon, new restrictions can be added.
If the ban on rock music is lifted, the pressure of the police or residents may add a \"qualifying condition\" that the band stops playing before a certain time.
Labor said it would simply clear all the odd rules if it won the election, no problem.
However, the Liberal Party believes that it is \"irresponsible\" not to consult the local people and the police in advance \".
Kings Cross Sydney closed the rooftop bar for complaints from residents of the new neighborhood opposite.
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Source: Australian news group, just a few kilometers from Goros, also owns Kings Cross hotel.
Although the number of visitors dropped sharply due to closing, the venues at the Crossroads still have to scan the ID cards of everyone who entered after nine o\'clock P. M.
\"You can\'t get in if you don\'t have an ID card.
\"If I try to get into one of my own venues without an ID card, I can\'t get in,\" MS Baker said . \".
\"We took part in the event with our grandmother who did not have an ID card and they were unable to access our venue.
Almost every Saturday night we leave a few 40-year-olds.
\"After a neighbor filed a complaint against a new apartment building, she also decided to close a rooftop bar.
One attitude in the new state, Baker MS, is that entertainment is too risky, so it should be closed.
But she rejected claims that regulation and closure would make Sydney safer.
\"Blocking is a blunt tool that will not make Sydney a safer place,\" she said . \".
\"Sydney is already a safe place and crime rates have been falling for the past decade.
\"If you have six bars in a row, there is no other place where tension can occur, but if you have a different business structure, it will create a safer environment.
She said she was \"excited\" that night\"
The time economy is an election issue, but the main political parties are not doing far enough: \"None of the political parties come out and say they will abolish the shutdown, a symbolic gesture that shows that we believe in the night --life.
\"Anger at the new state hotel industry has led to the birth of the entire party to Keep Sydney Open.
\"There is no doubt that new states are more extreme than others.
\"They are childish people and just want to go out and sit in the bar with friends,\" said founder Tyson Koh . \".
\"Unless we get a very good signal from the government, we will not seek to invest, buy or open later --
Because the business model does not exist, the venue does not exist at night, \"said Baker MS.
Maybe it\'s a signal that they can finally hang the mirror ball above the bar? `-
Supplementary Report by Shannon Moley.
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