49Use of heat pump water heaters

49 Use of heat pump water heaters

49 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 a way that emits noise that can be heard within a residential room of another residential premises, whether or not a door or window to the residential room is open, and

(b) the noise occurs—

(i) on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday—before 8am or after 10pm, or

(ii) otherwise—before 7am or after 10pm, and

(c) within 10 days of the noise occurring, 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 the way specified in paragraphs (a) and (b), and

(d) the person again causes or permits a heat pump water heater to be used on residential premises in that way within 40 days after the warning has been given.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—50 penalty units, or

(b) for a corporation—100 penalty units.

(2) In this section—

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