Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE 1988

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART I--PRELIMINARY SHORT TITLE 1. THIS ORDINANCE MAY BE CITED AS THE NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE 1988.1

   2.      (1) Section 1 and this  
   4.      Nothing in this Ordinance or the regulations shall be taken to affect the common law rules relating to liability for nuisance.  
   6.      This Ordinance does not apply in relation to noise that emanates from—  

   PART II--CONTROL OF NOISE

   9.      A person who sells a prescribed article that, when in operation, emits noise that exceeds the level prescribed in respect of articles of the class in which the first-mentioned article is included is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding—  
   10.     A person who sells a prescribed article to which there is not attached as prescribed a label of the prescribed kind containing the notice prescribed in respect of the class of articles in which the first-mentioned article is included is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding—  
   13.     A noise direction notice shall specify—  
   15.     An occupier of premises shall not, while a noise direction notice is in force in respect of the premises, cause or permit noise to be emitted from the premises in contravention of the notice.  
   19.     The Minister shall cause the Manual and each amendment of the Manual to be published within 14 days after the date of publication of the notice of approval of the Manual or amendment, as the case requires.  
   21.     Unless the contrary intention appears, expressions used in the Manual have the same respective meanings as they would have if the Manual were regulations made under this Ordinance.  
   27.     The Authority or an inspector may enter upon or into any premises and may search for, and exercise his or her powers under subsection 26 (3) in relation to, any thing that he or she believes on reasonable grounds to be connected with an offence against this Ordinance that is found on or in the premises if, and only if, the search is made and those powers are exercised—  
   31.     A person who, without reasonable excuse—  

   PART III--HEARING CONSERVATION APPLICATION OF PART

   32.     This Part applies in relation to any premises at which a person is employed.  

   PART IV--MISCELLANEOUS NOTIFICATION OF EXEMPTION

   43.     Where the Authority grants or revokes an exemption under section 16, or grants, revokes or varies an exemption under section 40, notice of the granting, revocation or variation shall be published in the Gazette.  
   47.     In proceedings for an offence against this Ordinance, a certificate purporting to be signed by the Authority or an inspector and stating—  
   49.     The Authority shall, as soon as practicable after 30 June in each year, prepare and furnish to the Minister a report concerning the operation of this Ordinance during the period of 12 months ending at the expiration of that day.  
   50.     The Minister may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Ordinance, prescribing all matters required or permitted by this Ordinance to be prescribed or necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Ordinance, and, in particular, may make regulations—