Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997
265Offence to contravene noise control notice
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265 Offence to contravene noise control notice
265 Offence to contravene noise control notice
(1) A person who contravenes a noise control notice is guilty of an offence.
(2) A person is not guilty of an offence unless it is established that the alleged offence resulted in the emission, from the premises to which the alleged offence relates, of noise that was able to be detected or perceived outside those premises without the aid of an instrument, machine or device.
Maximum penalty—
• in the case of a corporation—$60,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further penalty of $6,000 for each day the offence continues, or
• in the case of an individual—$30,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further penalty of $600 for each day the offence continues.