New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated RegulationsDevelopment is not to result in noise emission which would unreasonably
diminish the amenity of the area and is not to result in noise intrusion which
would be unreasonable to the occupants.
In particular:
• noise from the combined operation of all mechanical plant and equipment must not generate noise levels that exceed the ambient background noise level by more than 5 dB (A) when measured in accordance with the Environment Protection Authority’s Industrial Noise Policy at the receiving boundary of residential and other noise-sensitive land uses, and
• development near existing noise generating activities, such as industry and roads, is to be designed to mitigate the effect of that noise, and
• waste collection and delivery vehicles are not to operate in the vicinity of residential uses between 10 pm and 6 am.