Sydney Airport Curfew Act 1995

Subject to section 17, a jet aircraft of a type specified in a legislative instrument made under subsection (2) may:

take off from runway 16R during a curfew period if the start of roll is from south of the intersection of that runway and taxiway G; or

land on runway 34L during a curfew period.

Subject to subsections (5) and (6), the Minister may, by legislative instrument, specify a type of jet aircraft that:

has a maximum take‑off weight of 34,000 kilograms or less; and

complies with the maximum noise levels specified in Chapter 3 of the Annex that are applicable to the maximum take‑off weight of the aircraft (whether or not the Chapter is expressed to apply to the aircraft); and

complies with the 90‑95 noise level rule specified in subsection (3).

A type of aircraft complies with the 90‑95 rule if aircraft of that type have a noise level that:

on take‑off:

does not exceed 90 EPNdB; or

if the amount in excess of 90 EPNdB is offset by a maximum noise level on landing that is correspondingly lower than the amount specified in subparagraph (b)(i) for landing noise—does not exceed 92 EPNdB; and

on landing:

does not exceed 95 EPNdB; or

if the amount in excess of 95 EPNdB is offset by a maximum noise level on take‑off that is correspondingly lower than the amount specified in subparagraph (a)(i)—does not exceed 97 EPNdB.

In subsection (3), noise level, expressed as a figure of EPNdB, means the effective perceived noise in decibels:

measured by reference to the test procedures specified in Chapter 3 of the Annex; and

certified in a noise certificate.

The consultation procedures set out in the Schedule apply if the Minister proposes to make a legislative instrument under subsection (2).