Limitation of application in relation to certain people and things
8 Limitation of application in relation to certain people and things
This Act does not apply in relation to noise made by or a pollutant emitted into the air by—
a light rail vehicle or other train; or
a Commonwealth jurisdiction aircraft within the meaning of the Air Services Act 1995 (Cwlth); or
a person using only the person’s body; or
an animal; or
a motor vehicle being driven on a road, unless the motor vehicle—
is being driven on the road for the purpose of conducting reliability trials or speed tests; and
has been exempted under the road transport legislation from the provisions of that legislation about attaching silencers to the exhaust pipes of motor vehicles, rules of the road and speed limits during the trials or tests.
This Act does not apply to environmental harm that results, or is alleged to result solely from the appearance or siting, or both, of a structure (other than a structure naturally occurring).
In this section:
light rail vehicle—see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, dictionary.
road—see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, dictionary.
road transport legislation—see the Road Transport (General) Act 1999, section 6.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory statement
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