New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

GRIFFITH LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2002 - REG 49

49 Sound insulation of buildings near aerodrome

(1) A person must not, without the consent of the consent authority, erect a building in an area for which an Australian Noise Exposure Forecast has been prepared by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA).

(2) The consent authority must not grant consent to the erection of a residential building or a building intended for human occupation in such an area unless it is satisfied that measures will be taken:

(a) that accord with the provisions of Australian Standard AS 2021-2000, Acoustics-Aircraft noise intrusion-Building siting and construction published by Standards Australia, and

(b) that will be adequate for the insulation of the building from aircraft noise,

where the consent authority considers the frequency of aircraft operations warrants preventative noise protection measures.