Environmental Protection (Noise) Amendment Policy (No. 1) 2006 (Qld)

Queensland Environmental Protection (Noise) Amendment Policy (No. 1) 2006 Subordinate Legislation 2006 No. 104 made under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 Contents Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Policy amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Insertion of new s 11A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 11A Acoustic quality compliance for special events. . . . . . 2 4 Insertion of new sch 3A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Schedule 3A Acoustic quality compliance for special events

s1 2 s4 Environmental Protection (Noise) Amendment Policy No. 104, 2006 (No. 1) 2006 1 Short title This policy may be cited as the Environmental Protection (Noise) Amendment Policy (No. 1) 2006 . 2 Policy amended This policy amends the Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 1997. 3 Insertion of new s 11A Part 2— insert — ‘11A Acoustic quality compliance for special events ‘(1) This section applies to special events that are the subject of the Major Sports Facilities Regulation 2002 , section 3. ‘(2) The acoustic quality compliance levels stated in schedule 3A are authorised for special events in the 2006 calendar year.’. 4 Insertion of new sch 3A After schedule 3— insert — ‘Schedule 3A Acoustic quality compliance for special events section 11A(2) Acoustic quality compliance levels (1) An acoustic quality compliance level is authorised for a special event if the level is equal to or less than at least 1 of the following— (a) 100dB(A) Leq , measured at 15 minute intervals, measured at a point 50m directly in front of the front edge of the performance stage;

s4 3 s4 Environmental Protection (Noise) Amendment Policy No. 104, 2006 (No. 1) 2006 (b) 70dB(A) Leq , measured at 15 minute intervals, measured at the locations mentioned in the Major SportsFacilities Regulation 2002 , schedule 2, section 7(1). (2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsection (1) is satisfied even if the level measured is greater than 1 of the levels stated in the subsection.’. ENDNOTES 1 Made by the Minister on 18 May 2006. 2 Approved by Governor in Council on 25 May 2006. 3 Notified in the gazette on 26 May 2006. 4 Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 5 The administering agency is the Environmental Protection Agency. © State of Queensland 2006