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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.440SRegulated devices
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### sec.440S Regulated devices
This section applies to—
a person carrying out an activity other than building work; and
a person carrying out building work, at premises that are the person’s principal place of residence, other than under an owner-builder permit.
A person must not operate a regulated device in a way that makes an audible noise—
on a business day or Saturday, before 7.00a.m. or after 7.00p.m; or
on any other day, before 8.00a.m. or after 7.00p.m.
Subsection (2) does not apply to a person operating a grass-cutter or leaf-blower at a place that is a State-controlled road or a railway under an authority from the occupier of the place.
Subsection (2) (a) does not apply to a person operating a regulated device at a manual arts facility at an educational institution between 7.00p.m. and 10.00p.m.
In this section—
grass-cutter means an electrical or mechanical device a function of which is to cut grass.
brush-cutter, edge cutter, lawnmower, ride-on mower, string trimmer
leaf-blower means an electrical or mechanical device a function of which is to blow leaves.
regulated device means any of the following—
a compressor;
a ducted vacuuming system;
a generator;
a grass-cutter;
an impacting tool;
a leaf-blower;
a mulcher;
an oxyacetylene burner;
an electrical, mechanical or pneumatic power tool.
chainsaw, drill, electric grinder or sander, electric welder, nail gun
s 440S ins 2008 No. 52 s 41
amd 2023 No. 6 s 96
(sec.440S-ssec.1) This section applies to— a person carrying out an activity other than building work; and a person carrying out building work, at premises that are the person’s principal place of residence, other than under an owner-builder permit.
(sec.440S-ssec.2) A person must not operate a regulated device in a way that makes an audible noise— on a business day or Saturday, before 7.00a.m. or after 7.00p.m; or on any other day, before 8.00a.m. or after 7.00p.m.
(sec.440S-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a person operating a grass-cutter or leaf-blower at a place that is a State-controlled road or a railway under an authority from the occupier of the place.
(sec.440S-ssec.4) Subsection (2) (a) does not apply to a person operating a regulated device at a manual arts facility at an educational institution between 7.00p.m. and 10.00p.m.
(sec.440S-ssec.5) In this section— grass-cutter means an electrical or mechanical device a function of which is to cut grass. brush-cutter, edge cutter, lawnmower, ride-on mower, string trimmer leaf-blower means an electrical or mechanical device a function of which is to blow leaves. regulated device means any of the following— a compressor; a ducted vacuuming system; a generator; a grass-cutter; an impacting tool; a leaf-blower; a mulcher; an oxyacetylene burner; an electrical, mechanical or pneumatic power tool. chainsaw, drill, electric grinder or sander, electric welder, nail gun
- (a) a person carrying out an activity other than building work; and
- (b) a person carrying out building work, at premises that are the person’s principal place of residence, other than under an owner-builder permit.
- (a) on a business day or Saturday, before 7.00a.m. or after 7.00p.m; or
- (b) on any other day, before 8.00a.m. or after 7.00p.m.
- (a) a compressor;
- (b) a ducted vacuuming system;
- (c) a generator;
- (d) a grass-cutter;
- (e) an impacting tool;
- (f) a leaf-blower;
- (g) a mulcher;
- (h) an oxyacetylene burner;
- (i) an electrical, mechanical or pneumatic power tool. Examples of a power tool— chainsaw, drill, electric grinder or sander, electric welder, nail gun