Your band will generally need permission to play music in public. An APRA licence will cover you for almost all music and lyrics.

Many venues will already have a licence with APRA. If you think the venue your band is playing at may not be covered, you can arrange for appropriate licences with APRA just to cover your event.

(Many venues will also have a licence with PPCA (the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia) which covers the public playing of sound recordings: even live-band venues will usually play recorded music at various times, such as between sets or on jukeboxes.)