Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) In this
regulation —
boundary , in relation to premises, means the
apparent or reputed boundary of the premises.
(2) For the purposes
of Part 2, unless otherwise provided in regulation 21, measurement of
noise on premises must be made —
(a) if
the premises comprise a building or buildings and surrounding land, within the
boundary of the surrounding land, but is not to be made inside a building
unless —
(i)
the use of the building is directly associated with the
type of premises receiving the noise; and
(ii)
the building is of a type of construction that is typical
of buildings so used;
(b)
where the premises comprise a building or part of a building without
surrounding land, inside the premises;
(c)
where the premises receiving the noise comprise part of a building and the
noise is being emitted from another part of that building, inside the part of
the building which is receiving the noise;
(d)
where the premises receiving the noise comprise a building which shares a
common wall with another building and the noise is being emitted from the
second‑mentioned building, inside the building which is receiving the
noise.
(3) Where premises
comprise a caravan park or camping ground, measurement of noise must not be
made inside a caravan, camp or park home within the meaning of those terms
under the Caravan Parks and Camping Grounds Act 1995 .
(4) Where a
measurement is made inside a building —
(a)
external windows and doors must be shut and the measurement must be adjusted
by adding 15 dB; or
(b)
external windows and doors must be open and the measurement must be adjusted
by adding 10 dB.