Pollution

Noise Pollution

Council has not prescribed its own noise standard, and therefore applies the default noise standards from the Environmental Protection Act 1994.

Equipment or activity	Times of use that noise standard applies to	Noise standard - prohibited noise level at affected premises
Air conditioning units and refrigeration equipment	7am-10pm	More than 5 decibels (A) above background level
	10pm-7am	More than 3 decibels (A) above background level
Pumps attached to water tanks, fountains, pools and spas	7am-7pm	More than 5 decibels (A) above background level
	7pm-10pm	More than 3 decibels (A) above background level
	10pm-7am	Any audible noise
Powerboats at premises	Before 7am and after 7pm Monday to Saturday.	Any audible noise
	Before 8am and after 6.30pm Sunday and public holidays.
Powerboat sports in waterway (operating a jet ski or other power-driven personal watercraft, other than for fishing)	Before 7am and after 7pm Monday to Saturday.	Any audible noise for more than a continuous period of 2 minutes at the same affected building.
	Before 8am and after 6.30pm Sunday and public holidays
Regulated devices, such as lawn mowers, line trimmers, mulchers, leaf blowers, generators, compressors, and power tools	Before 7am and after 7pm Monday to Saturday.	Any audible noise
	Before 8am and after 7pm Sunday and public holidays.
Building work being carried out by a registered contractor or builder, or under an owner-builder permit	Before 6.30am and after 6.30pm Monday to Saturday.	Any audible noise
	Anytime Sunday and public holidays
Use of a building for musical, sporting or other entertainment (e.g. tenpin bowling, concerts, indoor cricket, squash) or for cultural or religious activities, excluding the use of licenced premises or use of buildings for an open-air event	7am-10pm	More than 5 decibels (A) above background level
	10pm-midnight	More than 3 decibels (A) above background level
	Midnight-7am	Any audible noise
Open-air events (an open-air competition, concert, display, race or other activity)	7am-10pm	More than 70 decibels (A)
	10pm-midnight	More than 10 decibels (A) above background level or 50 decibels (A) (whichever is the lesser)
	Midnight-7am	Any audible noise
Amplifying devices (loudhailers, megaphones, remote telephone bells, public address systems excluding for a railway) excluding at an open-air event or building used for musical, sporting or other entertainment or for cultural or religious activities
	7am-10pm Monday to Friday.	More than 10 decibels (A) above background level
	8am-6pm Saturday, Sunday and public holidays.
	Before 7am and after 10pm Monday to Friday.	Any audible noise
	Before 8am and after 6pm Saturday, Sunday and public holidays.