ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Community Engagement and Events Division in the NSW Premier’s Department would like to thank the many representatives from NSW government agencies, the events industry and local government who kindly provided advice and feedback on this guide. The assistance of the NSW Department of Local Government, the Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW, the Festivals and Events Association, the NSW Crown Solicitor’s Office and our ‘critical friends’—Stephen Comey, Kevin Flynn and Ian Steigrad—is particularly acknowledged.

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© State of New South Wales through the Community Engagement and Events Division in the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet (formerly NSW Premier's Department), 2005. You may copy, distribute, display, download and otherwise freely deal with this work for any purpose, provided that you attribute the NSW  Department of Premier and Cabinet as the owner. However, you must obtain written permission if you wish to (1) charge others for access to the work (other than at cost), (2) include the work in advertising or a product for sale or (3) modify the work. Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction and copyright should be addressed to the Community Engagement and Events Division, NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet, GPO Box 5341 Sydney NSW 2001

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