Appendix B - Acoustic Report

Your Mates Bowlsy Pty Ltd                                                        Reference: #1859d1-B
Your Mates Bowls Pub                                                               Date: 6 March 2025
Noise Impact Assessment



3 Policy and Regulatory Requirements
In establishing noise criteria for this assessment, the following legislative and regulatory
documents were reviewed:

     •    Noosa Plan 2020.
     •    Environmental Protection Act 1994.
     •    Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 2019.

3.1 Noosa Plan 2020
The following relevant assessment benchmarks apply to this development:

     •    Planning Scheme Policy SC6.2.4 Appendix 1.


3.1.1 Planning Scheme Policy SC6.2.4 Appendix 1
Planning Scheme Policy SC6.2.4 Appendix 1 – Requirements for technical assessments and
reports specifies the requirements for acoustic assessment reports. Acoustic assessment report
(3)(b) states:

          (3) the acoustic assessment report should have regard to:

                b) Environmental Protection Act 1994 and Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy
                   2008 (EPP Noise)

The EPP Noise 2008 has been superseded by the EPP Noise 2019. Further reference to these
policies are provided as follows.

3.2 Environmental Protection Act 1994
Environmental noise control in Queensland is governed under the Environmental Protection Act
1994 (EP Act) and subordinate legislation, which aims to strike a balance between protecting the
amenity of SRs and allowing industrial, commercial and development activities to occur in an
ecologically sustainable manner.

Under the EP Act, noise is considered a contaminant and noise nuisance is considered
environmental harm.

There is a general environmental duty to prevent and minimise environmental harm under the EP
Act. The EP Act specifically states:

         A person must not carry out an activity that causes, or is likely to cause, environmental
         harm unless the person takes all reasonable and practicable measures to prevent or
         minimise the harm (the general environmental duty).

The Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 2019 provides a framework as to the prevention and
minimisation of environmental harm as it relates to The EP Act.




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