Responsible authorities
Source of nuisance | Type | Responsible Authority |
| Aircraft | Noise | Air Services Australia |
| Alarm (Intruder) | Noise | Queensland Police Service |
| Fires Commercial and residential Exceeding two meters in any direction | Air |
Gympie Regional Council (Local Laws) Queensland Fire and Rescue Service or Rural Fire Service |
| Building works | Any | Gympie Regional Council (Environmental Health) |
| Chemical spray drift Commercial, industrial and agricultural Residential | Air |
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland Gympie Regional Council |
| Chimneys Residential premises Factories and large industrial premises | Air |
Gympie Regional Council (Local Laws) Dept of Environment and Heritage Protection |
| Church (service/concert) | Noise | Gympie Regional Council (Environmental Health) |
| Construction site Residential, commercial and industrial Subdivision | Any |
Gympie Regional Council (Environmental Health) Gympie Regional Council |
| Dust Residential and commercial Subdivisions Trailbikes/off-road vehicles on private property | Air |
Gympie Regional Council (Environmental Health) Gympie Regional Council (Design) Queensland Police Service |
| Fumes/Odour Residential and commercial Factories and large industrial premises | Air |
Gympie Regional Council (Environmental Health) Dept of Environment and Heritage Protection |
| Machinery (air conditioning/generators/pool pumps/lawn mowers/power tools) | Noise | Gympie Regional Council (Environmental Health) |
| Incinerators Residential and commercial Factories and large industrial premises | Air |
Gympie Regional Council (Local Laws) Dept of Environment and Heritage Protection |
| Light | Light | Gympie Regional Council (Environmental Health) |
| Megaphones and public address systems | Noise | Gympie Regional Council (Environmental Health) |
| Metal working industry | Any | Gympie Regional Council (Environmental Health) |
| Motor vehicle workshop | Any | Gympie Regional Council (Environmental Health) |
| Music (instruments, radios), alarms, parties, rowdy behaviour | Noise | Queensland Police Service |
| Open air events (concerts) | Noise | Gympie Regional Council (Environmental Health) |
| Plastic manufacturing/fibreglassing | Any | Gympie Regional Council (Environmental Health) |
| Power boats On land On water | Any |
Gympie Regional Council (Environmental Health) Dept of Environment and Heritage Protection |
| Poultry farms | Any | Gympie Regional Council (Environmental Health) |
| Railways | Any | Queensland Rail |
| Refrigeration Units | Noise | Gympie Regional Council (Environmental Health) |
| Service stations | Any | Gympie Regional Council (Environmental Health) |
| Vehicles Race track Smoky vehicle Trailbikes/off-road vehicles/behaviour Traffic – main road
Traffic – local road
Commercial and residential premises | Any |
Gympie Regional Council (Environmental Health) Queensland Transport Queensland Police Service Dept of Main Roads (NOTE: this nuisance is exempt) Gympie Regional Council (Design Services) (NOTE: this nuisance is exempt) Queensland Transport/Queensland Police Service |
| Water pollution Discharge to storm water Fish/bird kill Sewage overflow – council sewer Sewage overflow – private system Large chemical/oil spill | Water |
Gympie Regional Council (Environmental Health) Dept of Environment and Heritage Protection Gympie Regional Council (Water and Sewerage) Gympie Regional Council (Environmental Health) Dept of Environment and Heritage Protection |
| Water supply (Quality and supply issues) Town water supply Private water supply | Water |
Gympie Regional Council (Infrastructure Services) Gympie Regional Council (Environmental Health) |
| Wooden product manufacturing | Any | Gympie Regional Council (Environmental Health) |
| Waterways Leisure boats, power boats, jet skis and other vessels | Any | Dept of Environment and Heritage Protection |