Dealing with noise
Large print format and The Dealing with noise brochures are also available in large print format and as audio files. Large print format
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The new Noise Control Regulation gazetted on 22 February 2008 affects some of the material on this page. Advice on these changes can be found at POEO (Noise Control) Regulation 2008.
Neighbourhood noise
Neighbourhood noise, such as noise from animals, alarms, machines and parties can be very annoying. However, you can often stop noise that disturbs you without involving your council, the Police or the Department of Environment and Climate Change. The brochure, Dealing with Neighbourhood Noise, outlines steps you can take to prevent noise being an issue for you.
Barking dogs
The brochure, Dealing with Barking Dogs, is about ways in which you can look after your dog to prevent excessive barking. It explains the law applying to noise from dogs and provides information that is intended to make life better for dogs, dog owners and their neighbours.
Intruder alarms
The brochure, Managing Noise from Intruder Alarms, is about ways in which you can avoid having a faulty intruder alarm, and what to do if a neighbour's alarm unduly disturbs you.
Noise from vehicles
The brochure, Managing Noise from Vehicles, is about noise from motor vehicles, ways in which you can avoid having a noisy vehicle and what the law says when noise becomes offensive.
Noise abatement orders
The brochure, Seeking Noise Abatement Orders to Prevent Offensive Noise, tells you how you can seek a noise abatement order if you decide to take action independently of the local council or other regulator to stop offensive noise from neighbours.