Sydney's long list of 'nanny state' drinking regulations and 'petty' laws has cost the city an estimated $16billion.
Voters have a chance to overhaul some of the most outrageous rules when they head to the polls for this Saturday's state election.
Some of the more controversial laws include a ban on 49 popular venues playing live music, kayakers being breathalysed and fines for vaping.
Leading the battle to overturn some of NSW's ridiculous regulations is the Keep Sydney Open party, which formed to fight Sydney's controversial lockout laws that have brought the city's night-time economy to an abrupt standstill in recent years.
NSW upper house candidate David Leyonhjelm want to overhaul a ban on vaping (stock image)
Around 49 venues in NSW are banned from playing 'rock music' according to a 2018 parliamentary inquiry while a Deloitte Access Economics report found Sydney's night-time economy was underdeveloped by $16 billion.
The party has a lengthy list of proposed policies on its website, many of which aim to unlock Sydney's night-time economy and return to being a 24 hour city.
'But this is about more than just the lockouts, this is about creating the kind of city we want to live in, and one we are proud to show to the world,' the party states on its Facebook page.
Keep Sydney Open also vows to 'tear up the nanny state and restore civil liberties' by allowing cyclists to ride helmet-free and putting a stop on police resources being used to slap fines on jaywalkers and to breathalyse kayakers on the water going for a leisurely paddle.
'Refocus police to educating people,' the party's website states.
Around 49 NSW venues are banned from playing live 'rock music' according to a 2018 state parliamentary inquiry
Keep Sydney Open party founder Tyson Koh described the climate of control in NSW as more extreme than any other state.
'There is a shopping list of outrageous little rules and regulations that simply don't need to exist,' he told news.com.au.
'Visitors soak up the beauty but in many cases they don't return
