Greens MLC Ian Cohen says he is pleased that the NSW parliament may soon pass laws so that noisy home burglar alarms can be turned off.
“The Greens support these moves to confer powers on authorised officers to turn off or disable a building intruder alarm or vehicle alarm that has been sounding in breach of the law,” Mr Cohen said.
“Previously alarms were able to sound at all hours, and neither the police nor any other authority was able to do anything about it if the residents were not there.
“House alarms (installed after 1997) that emit noise for more than 5 minutes are in breach of the law as are car alarms (on post 1997 vehicles) that emit noise for more than 45 seconds.
“Action will now be able to be taken to put a stop to such alarms breaking these time limits.
“Residents frustrated at not being able to get a peaceful night may soon be able to sleep a little easier,” Mr Cohen said.
The proposed changes to the law are contained in amendments to the Protection of the Environment Operations Act are due to be debated in the NSW Legislative Council this week.
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