Issuing permits

Regulation 28 (f) and (g) provides the following matters EPA must consider when deciding whether to issue a permit:  

• the history of complaints (if any) received by EPA or a council in relation to the applicant’s previous operations or concerts in that location in the previous year (if any)  

• the effective noise levels in any previous operations engaged in by the applicant or concerts in that location in the previous year (if applicable)
• any action the applicant intends to take to control noise emissions and to minimise their impacts
• whether it is in the public interest to grant the permit
• the number of concerts in that location in the previous year.

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