New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT OPERATIONS (NOISE CONTROL) REGULATION 2008 - REG 15

15 Use of refrigeration units fitted to motor vehicles

(1) A person must not cause or permit a refrigeration unit fitted to a motor vehicle to be used in such a manner that it emits noise that can be heard within a habitable room in any residential premises (regardless of whether any door or window to that room is open):

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

(b) before 7 am or after 8 pm on any other day.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units in the case of a corporation, 50 penalty units in the case of an individual.

(2) A person is not guilty of an offence under this clause unless:

(a) the person has, within 7 days after causing or permitting a refrigeration unit to be used in such a manner, been warned by an authorised officer or enforcement officer not to cause or permit the refrigeration unit to be used in that manner, and

(b) the person causes or permits the refrigeration unit to be used in that manner within 28 days after the warning has been given.