Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations(1) In this regulation:
"affected place", for noise being emitted from a place in the ACT, means a place (other than a road or road related area), whether inside or outside the ACT, where a person is affected by the noise.
(2) However, a parcel of land held under a territory lease is an affected place for noise emitted from the parcel only if the noise is emitted from a unit and the affected place is another unit on the same units plan.
(3) For subsection (1), a person at a place (the first place ) is affected by noise being emitted from another place in the ACT ("emitted noise") if—
(a) the person is an occupier of the first place (an affected person ); and
(b) the affected person complains about the emitted noise to an authorised officer; and
(c) the noise level at the first place, as a result of the emitted noise, exceeds the noise standard for the first place.
(4) In this section:
"occupier", of a place, includes a person who is lawfully at a place that is on—
(a) unleased land; or
(b) public land under the Crown Lands Act 1989
(NSW), section 153, as in force from time to time.