Section 58 - Protection of the Environment Operations (Noise Control) Regulation 2017 - Use of electrically amplified sound equipment

58Use of electrically amplified sound equipment

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58 Use of electrically amplified sound equipment

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

(a) the person causes or permits electrically amplified sound equipment 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 midnight on any Friday, Saturday or day immediately before a public holiday, or

(ii) before 8 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 electrically amplified sound equipment to be used on residential premises in that manner, and

(c) the person again causes or permits electrically amplified sound equipment to be used on residential premises in a manner referred to in paragraph (a) 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—

electrically amplified sound equipment means any electrical or battery powered device that can be used to make or amplify sound including television sets and home entertainment systems.