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Guidelines… made to be broken?

NOOSA COUNCIL’S GUIDELINES FOR STREET PERFORMERS:
Street performers currently must have a permit and display it. Under the code, they may “accept voluntary donations from the audience, but may not unduly harass or intimidate spectators and passer’s by with overt solicitation or touting for contributions.”
They may not “use abusive, offensive or indecent language” or behave in a manner “which may offend, discriminate against up upset any member of the public.”
They may not “sell or offer products for sale, unless the artist has obtained a permit to operate a commercial business on public, open space.”
There is also an important issue of public liability insurance.
Council does provide public liability for a certain number of uninsured street performers, but they must be permit holders. Regardless of council’s insurance policy, performers are encouraged to arrange their own insurance.
In this instance, it would seem that the best course of action is for the person to;
(a) Apply for a buskers’ permit like everyone else.
(b) Ensure the conditions of that permit are not breached by any attempt to sell merchandise or to intimidate or harass people into giving donations.
(c) Ensure that public liability insurance issues have been dealt with.

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