What is the purpose of the proposed amendment Rule?
Excessively noisy vehicles are a public nuisance and can have a negative impact on health, for example, by disturbing people’s sleep. Sleep deprivation and associated stress can cause loss of productivity, which has negative economic and social impacts. There are two aspects to excessive vehicle noise – the manner in which a vehicle is operated (eg, ‘burn-outs’, drag racing, using loud stereos), and levels of exhaust noise (eg, vehicles fitted with excessively noisy, modified exhaust systems). Although the Police have powers to deal with the noisy operation of vehicles, there is public concern about excessively noisy exhaust equipment being fitted to vehicles. The 2007 amendment to the Vehicle Equipment Rule (which came into force on 1 June 2008) allowed for additional controls to be put in place.
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