MCU16/0079 Appendix F - Environmental Noise Imact Assessment

4.2      Liquor and Gaming Criterion – Amplified Entertainment and Patrons at Terraces
The criteria for noise impacting residential and commercial premises is pursuant to Section 187 of the
Liquor Act 1992, and the subordinate Section 40 of the Liquor Regulation 2002. The Act sets up the
framework for dealing with noise nuisance, with a definition of “unreasonable noise” in the
Regulation, as follows:




After 10pm the guideline for assessment of noise impacts require measurements be conducted in “C”
weighting, rather than the “A” weighting. This is to focus on the lower octaves register of the noise
(e.g. ‘bass’ frequencies), which is often the problem associated with provision of amplified music.

Based upon the above criterion, the following noise limits apply at the nearest noise sensitive
receivers for the night-time period:

                                                             Short-term SPL dB(C) Hz Octave Band Centre
Amplified Entertainment and Patron’s at Terrace Noise                        Frequencies
Criterion
                                                           63    125     250    500    1k     2k     AP
Night-time L90 Ambient Noise Level + 8 Criteria            56     51     47     43     41     35      58


       Table 5: Criterion for amplified entertainment and patrons at Terrace based upon the adjusted
                                            background levels.




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