Environment Protection Regulations 2021

For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of unreasonable noise in section 3(1) of the Act, music noise emitted from an indoor entertainment venue is prescribed to be unreasonable noise if the effective noise level of the noise exceeds—

the noise limit that applies at the time the noise is emitted; or

the alternative assessment criterion that applies at the time the noise is emitted if the assessment of an effective noise level is conducted at an alternative assessment location as specified in the Noise Protocol.

For the purposes of subregulation (1)(a), the lowest decibel value that may be set as the noise limit (the base noise limit) is—

for the day and evening period, 32dB(A); and

for the night period, the base noise limit corresponding to the relevant frequency set out in the Table.