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It may be from busy traffic, or from an individual vehicle. Learn more about the penalties for different vehicle noise offences, and our advice on reducing the noise from your own vehicle.

The EPA maintains a ‘Report noisy vehicles’ service. If someone reports you to the EPA for having a noisy vehicle, you may have to take it to an inspection station to ensure its exhaust noise level, noise control equipment and pollution control equipment comply with legal requirements. In some cases, noisy vehicle owners have to pay a fine or have their vehicle’s registration suspended.

By reporting noisy exhaust from motor vehicles, you help the EPA minimise people’s exposure to motor vehicle pollution and ensure vehicle owners understand the noise regulations and know what to do to repair their vehicle.

The EPA helps reduce noise pollution by providing guidance on managing noise from road and rail developments in NSW. Read our policies on transport noise, and learn about our roles in this area.

Find out how the EPA safeguards human health and the environment by setting noise limits for industrial premises and construction projects.

The NSW Industrial Noise Policy (2000) has been replaced by the Noise Policy for Industry (2017).

These application notes help industry and acoustic consultants develop noise impact assessments for developments under the NSW Industrial Noise Policy.

The NEWA (noise enhancement wind analysis) program assists people in analysing meteorological data to determine whether wind is a 'feature' of an area as defined by the NSW Industrial Noise Policy.

Under the NSW Industrial Noise Policy, noise limits apply under weather conditions characteristic of an area including atmospheric temperature inversions that can increase noise levels, particularly at night when people are most sensitive to noise.