51Use of power tools on residential premises

51 Use of power tools on residential premises

51 Use of power tools on residential premises

(1) A person is guilty of an offence if—

(a) the person causes or permits a power tool to be used on residential premises in such a manner that it emits noise that can be heard within any room in any other residential premises (that is not a garage, storage area, bathroom, laundry, toilet or pantry) whether or not any door or window to that room is open—

(i) before 8 am or after 8 pm on any Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, or

(ii) before 7 am or after 8 pm on any other day, and

(b) within 7 days of doing so, the person is warned by an authorised officer or enforcement officer not to cause or permit a power tool to be used on residential premises in that manner, and

(c) the person again causes or permits a power tool to be used on residential premises in that manner within 28 days after the warning has been given.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units in the case of a corporation or 50 penalty units in the case of an individual.

(2) In this clause—

power tool means any tool actuated by an additional power source and mechanism other than manual power and includes any of the following—

(a) a powered garden tool (that is, a tool powered by a petrol engine or an electric motor), including a lawn mower, a lawn trimmer, a blower or sweeper, a garden mulcher, an edge-cutter or a chipper or shredder,

(b) an electric power tool (including battery-operated power tools),

(c) a pneumatic power tool,

(d) a chainsaw,

(e) a circular saw,

(f) a gas or air compressor.