Noise
Who should I contact regarding noise complaints?
| Noise source | Authority | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Amplified sound (radios, alarms, instruments), parties, rowdy premises, vehicles on and off the road (not applicable to licensed premises) | Police: Beenleigh Logan Central Jimboomba |
07 3801 0777 07 3826 1888 07 5547 9888 |
| Hotels and nightclubs | Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation (OLGR) | |
| Aircraft | Air Services Australia | 1300 302 240 |
| Motor vehicle workshops, concrete batching, cabinet makers, sheet metal fabricators, service stations, poultry farms | Logan City Council | 07 3412 5318 |
| Pool filters, power tools (residential areas only) | Logan City Council | 07 3412 5318 |
| Barking dogs | Logan City Council | 07 3412 5318 |
| Home Occupations (frequent repairs of vehicles, building of furniture, etc.) | Logan City Council | 07 3412 5318 |
| Truck parking in residential areas | Logan City Council | 07 3412 5318 |
| Residential constructions sites | 1 house - Logan City Council | 07 3412 5318 |
| Subdivision - Logan City Council | 07 3412 5269 | |
| Large building sites, commercial premises, industrial premises | Logan City Council | 07 3412 5318 |
As provided in Logan City Council's Local Law No. 10 (Public Health) 1999, a person who causes a nuisance commits an offence.
Residential noise
A residential noise nuisance occurs if it can be heard by an authorised person (a council officer) from an affected building between the following hours for each type of noise.
Building work:
- Monday - Saturday: before 6.30 am or after 6.30 pm.
- Sunday/Public Holiday: anytime.
Regulated devices (e.g. leaf blowers, grass cutter, generator, compressor, power tool):
- Monday - Saturday: before 7 am or after 7 pm
- Sunday/Public Holiday: before 8 am or after 7 pm
Spa blowers/pool pumps:
- Monday - Sunday: before 7 am or after 10 pm
Airconditioning equipment:
- Monday - Sunday: before 7 am or after 10 pm
Refrigeration equipment:
- Monday - Sunday: before 7 am or after 10 pm
Power boat engines:
- Monday - Saturday: before 7 am or after 7 pm
- Sunday/Public Holidays: before 8 am or after 6.30 pm
Refer to the following fact sheets for more information:
- Residential Noise Pollution (PDF 222 KB)
- Residential Noise Pollution - Building Work (PDF 125 KB)
- Residential Noise Pollution - Regulated Devices (PDF 127 KB)
- Residential Noise Pollution - Power Boat Engines (PDF 112 KB)
- Residential Noise Pollution - Air Conditioning and Heating Equipment (PDF 180 KB)
- Residential Noise Pollution - Pumps (PDF 180 KB)
Definitions
A residential noise means noise from:
- carrying out building works for residential premises; or
- the operation of an air-cooling/heating device, domestic cleaning equipment, a power tool, a domestic pool pump, a plant-cutting device or power boat engine.
An affected building means:
- a building at which the noise can be heard; and
- if the noise is made from a building, includes that building.
Penalty
Any person who causes a noise nuisance may receive an infringement notice from Council with an on-the-spot fine of $500. Alternatively, Council may issue the person with a compliance notice or a stop order. Any person who fails to comply with the requirements of a compliance notice or stop order is liable to a maximum penalty of $5,000 or $20,000 respectively.
For further information on noise nuisance, please contact Council on 07 3412 5318.
