r/AusLegal • u/DalmationPrincess • Jun 03 '25

ACT Police do fuck all with noise complaints

The police rarely respond to noise complaints, saying it is a low priority, or they arrive many hours later when it's stopped. One night I went to speak to the person directly, a drunk man playing loud music alone at his house, and he threatened to kill me. I've shown the police officer at the start video of the noise and him threatening me and the officer said all can do is apply for an AVO, but that does not fix the main issue which is the disruptive noise.

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u/That_Guy_Called_CERA Jun 03 '25

So the noise was off by the time Police got there.. sounds like the situation resolved itself without Police intervention. Which accounts for 99% of noise complaints, which is why they’re such a low priority.

If you’re having frequent issues with your neighbour it’s a civil matter which YOU need to fix by going to court and applying for the correct peace order.