Western Australian Current Regulations

FISH RESOURCES MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS 1995 - REG 104

104 .         Noise to be kept below certain levels

        (1)         A resident or visitor must ensure that the noise emissions from premises or motors in the reserve (other than boats), under the person’s control, do not exceed the following levels —

            (a)         50dB(A), between the hours of 6.00 a.m. and 7.00 p.m., on any day; or

            (b)         40dB(A), between the hours of 7.00 p.m. on any day and 6.00 a.m. on the following day,

                and must ensure that tonal noise or impulses of noise which are unreasonably loud are not emitted.

        (2)         If a fisheries officer receives a complaint alleging that a person is responsible for noise in excess of the levels set out in subregulation (1), a fisheries officer may investigate that complaint and, if appropriate, request the person to undertake reasonable measures to lower the level of noise to comply with subregulation (1).

        (3)         A person must not, without a lawful excuse, refuse to carry out a request under subregulation (2).

        Penalty: $500.

        (4)         For the purposes of this regulation, dB(A) means the reading in decibels on a sound level meter or other sound level measuring equipment using the A‑weighting network specified for sound level meters in Part I or Part II, whichever is applicable to the measuring equipment in question, of Australian Standard AS 1259 of 1976.