NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian today announced that there will a major relaxation of restrictions from July 1 that will be cheered loudly by restaurant and pub owners and committees overseeing local sport.

The keys points are:

1. The 50-person limit on indoor venues will be lifted next month
2. Outdoor venues of up to 40,000 capacity will be able to fill up to 25 per cent

Announcing the state would implement the next stage of its reopening plan, Berejiklian said today the state would enforce a four square metre rule at venues, meaning the number of patrons would only be limited by the size of indoor venues.

“From 1 July, I am very pleased to say that the four square metre rule will apply to all indoor venues,” the NSW Premier said in a press conference this morning.

“That all venues which currently have upper limit restrictions will have no restrictions as long as those businesses comply to strict social distancing guidelines and the checklist that has been outlined through Service New South Wales."

Berejiklian said that the only restriction was that all people have to be seated.

“We know from overseas experience that it is when people mingle unintentionally or when there are certain activities where the virus spreads, all the activity in the hospitality venues needs to continue to be seated to make sure everybody is safe,” she said.

The state will also allow outdoor cultural and sporting venues with capacity of up to 40,000 people to seat 25 per cent of their normal capacity, paving the way for crowds to return to ticketed events such as football with physical distancing.

The relaxation on numbers at outdoor venues, flagged by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday, will be great news for all local sporting codes.

Funerals, as of today, can take place without limits on numbers, but must adhere to the four square metres rule,

Weddings are among the events that can go ahead from July 1 under the four square metre rule, but restrictions, such as a ban on dance floors, still apply.