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         (b)    from 7a.m. to 10p.m, if it makes a noise of more than 5dBA above the background level; or
         (c)    after 10p.m, if it makes a noise of more than 3dBA above the background level.

440V Refrigeration equipment
(3)      This section applies to a person who is—
         (a)    an occupier of premises at or for which there is plant or equipment for refrigeration
                (refrigeration equipment); or
         (b)    an owner of refrigeration equipment that is on or in a vehicle, other than a vehicle used or to
                be used on a railway.
(4)      The person must not use, or permit the use of, the refrigeration equipment on any day—
         (a)    before 7a.m, if it makes a noise of more than 3dBA above the background level; or
         (b)    from 7a.m. to 10p.m, if it makes a noise of more than 5dBA above the background level; or
         (c)    after 10p.m, if it makes a noise of more than 3dBA above the background level.
(5)      In this section—
         vehicle includes a trailer.

4.4             Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy
4.4.1           Overview
In respect of the acoustic environment, the object of the Act is achieved by the Environmental Protection
(Noise) Policy 2008 (EPP (Noise)). This policy identifies environmental values to be enhanced or protected,
states acoustic quality objectives, and provides a framework for making decisions about the acoustic
environment.

4.4.2           Acoustic Quality Objectives
The EPP (Noise) contains a range of acoustic quality objectives for a range of receptors. The objectives are
in the form of noise levels, and are defined for various periods of the day, and use a number of acoustic
parameters.
Schedule 1 of the EPP(Noise) includes the following acoustic quality objectives to be met at residential
dwellings:
       Outdoors
         ○ Daytime and Evening: 50 dBA LAeq,adj,1hr, 55 dBA LA10,adj,1hr and 65 dBA LA1,adj,1hr
       Indoors
        ○ Daytime and Evening: 35 dBA LAeq,adj,1hr, 40 dBA LA10,adj,1hr and 45 dBA LA1,adj,1hr
        ○ Night: 30 dBA LAeq,adj,1hr, 35 dBA LA10,adj,1hr and 40 dBA LA1,adj,1hr

In the DEHP EcoAccess Guideline “Planning For Noise Control” documentation it is proposed that the noise
reduction provided by a typical residential building façade is 7 dBA assuming open windows. That is, with
an external noise source, a 7 dBA reduction in noise levels from outside a house to inside a house is
expected when windows are fully open. Thus the indoor noise objectives noted above could be converted
to the following external objectives (with windows open):
       Daytime and Evening: 42 dBA LAeq,adj,1hr, 47 dBA LA10,adj,1hr and 52 dBA LA1,adj,1hr
       Night: 37 dBA LAeq,adj,1hr, 42 dBA LA10,adj,1hr and 47 dBA LA1,adj,1hr



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