The Queensland Government have passed a series of laws that prohibit the serving of alcohol at pubs, clubs and live music venues after 2am and 3am in designated ‘Safe Night Precincts’.

These laws will be effective as of July 1st 2016 and from February 2017 this will also mean a 1am lockout across 15 Safe Night Out precincts in the state.

While the new laws are aimed at improving safety in these precincts, there are fears that  it will negatively affect business, not just for pubs, clubs and music venues but the musicians themselves as well.

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