Fireworks Displays

 ‘Guidelines for Council when Notification of a Fireworks Event is Received’ were developed by WorkCover (now SafeWork) and the Local Government and Shires Associations to provide councils with a standard framework when deciding whether to object to a firework display of which council has received a notification.

The guidelines are issued under s23A of the Local Government Act 1993.

This requires that all councils must have regard to the Guidelines when considering a fireworks event notification. SafeWork NSW is the approval authority for such events. Councils may, therefore, only charge proponents of such events in cases where council land assets are utilised. The activity proposed must be in line with the management plan for the site and the usage charge must be identified in the council’s current management plan.

The SafeWork website contains guidelines, forms and information about the operational conditions for fireworks displays . This information can be found at https://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/licences-and-registrations/licences/explosives-and-fireworks-licences

Last Updated: 02 Jan 2020