THERE have been calls to improve consistency of COVID-19 health regulations in Queensland, after an event organiser noted that dancing at weddings is currently banned - but sex parties are allowed.
The issue was highlighted by wedding singer, Nik Edser, who said "we have had so many bookings cancelled because of the dancing rules".
"The irony is if I was invited to a wedding this weekend to attend with my wife and I wanted to dance with her there, then I wouldn't be allowed to.
"But if we decided to go to a sex club and swap partners with some people who we don't know where they're from or who they really are, that's OK," Edser was quoted by the ABC as saying this week.
Currently the Queensland adult entertainment industry is allowed to continue operating under a State Government COVID Safe Industry Plan for Sex on Premises Venues and Adult Parties which stipulates strategies such as record-keeping and contact tracing.
By contrast, gatherings in homes or public spaces are restricted to just 10 people in the Brisbane metropolitan area and the Gold Coast, and a maximum of 30 elsewhere.
A Queensland Health spokesperson was quoted as saying the state's COVID Safe Plans are "our best system to balance the health response necessary to keep our community safe with keeping life as normal as possible".
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