MCCNSW, as from the 1st September 2008, it has been proposed by the Gov Dept for Protection of the Environment Operations (Noise Control) Regulation 2007, Clause 18, Motor Vehicle & Motor vehicle Accessories (Part 2).
It will be an offence & fine of $200 if:
a) "if the equipment allows the emission of more noise than the original noise control equipment fitted by the vehicle manufacturer, or
b)"If an authorised Officer reasonably believes the equipment has been modified in a way that makes it less effective than it would have been if the modification had not been made". is breached.
It is not known if this will also include, motorcyclist visiting/transiting NSW, but knowing the Government, it may.
Seeing that they lost the Sticker Tax, now the Government are proposing new laws with a fine off $200, simply on an estimate by an authorised Officer that your exhaust is to loud or in his opinion has been modified.
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It will be an offence & fine of $200 if:
a) "if the equipment allows the emission of more noise than the original noise control equipment fitted by the vehicle manufacturer, or
b)"If an authorised Officer reasonably believes the equipment has been modified in a way that makes it less effective than it would have been if the modification had not been made". is breached.
It is not known if this will also include, motorcyclist visiting/transiting NSW, but knowing the Government, it may.
Seeing that they lost the Sticker Tax, now the Government are proposing new laws with a fine off $200, simply on an estimate by an authorised Officer that your exhaust is to loud or in his opinion has been modified.
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| NSW DNA powers to be extended | | | |
| Sunday, 22 July 2007 | |
| Police in New South Wales will be given greater powers to fight terrorism and other major crime under legislation to be introduced at the next sitting of Parliament. Police will have the power to request DNA from any suspect regardless of the severity of their alleged offence. Warrants could also be issued to search suspected crime scenes for up to 30 days. The state's Attorney-General John Hatzistergos says the laws are merely an extension of those currently in place. "The police currently do have the power to ask suspects to shake their hair and to open their mouths, particularly in relation to drug cases," he said. "What we're doing now is extending that to enable them to be able to take a non-invasive DNA sample such as a hair follicle or a saliva swab." |
