ask him to show you where in the inspection book it refers to noise. It doesn't.
No new rules have come out stating anything about noise.
Complain to the rms.
Tell them you had to borrow a mate's exhaust as yours had a leak and you couldn't afford to get it fixed or something.
It's ridiculous.
Also, have heard the rms told off an inspector for passing a pink slip(which it did legally), but due to the inspector also being blue slip certified, he should have failed it for a blue slip fault.
Srsly, rms needs to getter act together.
And that inspector needs a swift kick in the rear.
/Rant.