53Use of heat pump water heaters

53 Use of heat pump water heaters

53 Use of heat pump water heaters

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

(a) the person causes or permits a heat pump water heater 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 10 pm on any Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, or

(ii) before 7 am or after 10 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 heat pump water heater to be used on residential premises in that manner, and

(c) the person again causes or permits a heat pump water heater 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—

heat pump water heater means a device that heats water using the energy generated from the compression of a gas.