Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) In this
regulation —
farming vehicle means a motor vehicle which is
used for, or in association with, soil preparation and cultivation, land
drainage and water management, crop seeding and planting, crop spraying and
fertilisation, pest management, produce harvesting or stock management.
(2) This regulation
does not apply to noise emitted from a farming vehicle —
(a) on
premises used for intensive animal husbandry, poultry farming or dog kennels;
or
(b) used
for pumping water for crop or pasture irrigation, stock watering or land
drainage.
(3) Regulation 7
does not apply to noise emitted from a farming vehicle on rural premises at
any time between sunrise and sunset if the farming vehicle complies with
subregulation (5).
(4) Regulation 7
does not apply to noise emitted from a farming vehicle on rural premises at
any time between sunset and sunrise if —
(a) the
farming vehicle complies with subregulation (5); and
(b) the
occupier of the premises shows that it was reasonably necessary for the
vehicle to be operated at that time and not between sunrise and sunset.
(5) A farming vehicle
complies with this subregulation if the occupier of the premises shows that
the vehicle, including its noise reduction system, has been maintained to a
reasonable standard.
[Regulation 12 amended: Gazette 5 Dec 2013
p. 5663.]