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(8) How many noise complaints have been received from residents in town centre apartment buildings about construction noise in (a) 2003-2004, (b) 2004-2005 and (c) 2005 to date.

Mr Stanhope: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) The number of noise complaints received by the Environment Protection Authority in:

(a) 2003-2004 was 399

(b) 2004-2005 was 368; and

(c) 2005 to date is 92.

(2) Noise complaints received by the Environment Protection Authority are not categorized by the particular source of noise.

(3) Records of the suburbs from which complaints were received by the Environment Protection Authority in (a) 2003-2004; (b) 2004-2005 and (c) 2005 to date are set out in Attachments 1, 2 and 3 respectively

(4) The Environment Protection Authority in:

(a) 2003-2004 issued 19 warnings about excessive noise;

(b) 2004-2005 issued 30 warnings about excessive noise; and

(c) 2005 to date has issued 7 warnings about excessive noise.

(5) The reasons for the warnings issued by the Environment Protection Authority for emitting excessive noise in (a) 2003 –2004; (b) 2004 – 2005 and 2005 to date are at Attachments 4, 5 and 6 respectively.

(6) The breakdown, by suburb, of warnings issued by the Environment Protection Authority for emitting excessive noise in (a) 2003 –2004; (b) 2004 – 2005 and 2005 to date are at Attachments 7.

(7) In the year

(a) 2003-2004 there was one Court action against a noise polluter;

(b) 2004-2005 there were no Court actions against a noise polluter; and in

(c) 2005 to date there has been no Court actions against a noise polluter.

(8) The number of complaints received by the Environment Protection Authority, about construction noise, from residents in town centre apartment buildings in

(a) 2003-2004 was zero;

(b) 2004-2005 was 5; and

(c) 2005 to date is zero.

ATTACHMENT 1

2003-2004

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