Queensland Consolidated Acts

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 - SECT 440ZC

440ZC Outdoor shooting ranges

(1) A person must not operate, or permit the operation of, an outdoor shooting range, between 6a.m. and 6p.m. on any day, if the noise from the operation is more than—

(a) for a range that is normally used at least 5 days a week—95dB Z Peak Hold; or

(b) for a range that is normally used 4 days a week—100dB Z Peak Hold; or

(c) for a range that is normally used no more than 3 days a week—105dB Z Peak Hold.

(2) A person must not operate, or permit the operation of, an outdoor shooting range, between 6p.m. and 10p.m. on any day, if the noise from the operation is more than—

(a) for a range that is normally used at least 5 evenings a week—85dB Z Peak Hold; or

(b) for a range that is normally used 4 evenings a week—90dB Z Peak Hold; or

(c) for a range that is normally used no more than 3 evenings a week—95dB Z Peak Hold.

(3) For this section, noise from an outdoor shooting range is measured by working out the arithmetic average of the noise levels of whichever of the following happens first during the measurement period—

(a) at least 40 individual gunshots;

(b) at least 20 individual gunshots in any 30-minute period.

(4) In this section—

"used" means used for an activity that includes shooting.

Examples of a range being used—

1 a shooting match conducted at the range

2 a defence personnel or police officer training session, that includes shooting, conducted at the range