Footnotes

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION

[1]        WIKIpedia the free encyclopedia , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windmill_farm, accessed 14 April 2011.

[2]        Australian Energy Resource Assessment, Geoscience Australia and ABARE, 2010, Canberra, Chapter 9, https://www.ga.gov.au/products/servlet/controller?event=GEOCAT_DETAILS&catno=70142, accessed 18 March 2011.

[3]        Mr David Swift, Australian Energy Market Operator, Committee Hansard, 17 May 2011, p. 2.

[4]        Australian Energy Resource Assessment, Geoscience Australia and ABARE, 2010, Canberra, Chapter 1, https://www.ga.gov.au/products/servlet/controller?event=GEOCAT_DETAILS&catno=70142, accessed 18 March 2011.

[5]        Mr A G Hodgson AM, Committee Hansard, 31 March 2011, p. CA 17.

[6]        Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee, Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2010 [Provisions]; Renewable Energy (Electricity) Charge) Amendment Bill 2010 [Provisions]; Renewable Energy (electricity) (Small-scale Technology Shortfall Charge) Bill 2010 [Provisions], June 2010, Commonwealth of Australia 2010, p.1.

[7]        Australian Energy Resource Assessment, Geoscience Australia and ABARE, 2010, Canberra, Chapter 9, https://www.ga.gov.au/products/servlet/controller?event=GEOCAT_DETAILS&catno=70142, accessed 18 March 2011.     

[8]        Wind Turbines and Health: A Rapid Review of the Evidence, July 2010, Australian Government, National Health and Medical Research Council.

[9]        National Acoustics Laboratories: http://www.nal.gov.au/current -research-profile.shtml (accessed 21 June 2011).

[10]      National Wind Development Guidelines DRAFT, Environment Protection and Heritage Council of the Council of Australian Governments, July 2010, p. 1.

[11]      National Wind Development Guidelines DRAFT, Environment Protection and Heritage Council of the Council of Australian Governments, July 2010, p. 1.

[12]      Mr Andrew Bailey, First Assistant Secretary, Renewable Energy Efficiency Division, Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. CA 5. See Chapter 4 for more information on the development of the Draft Guidelines.

CHAPTER 2 - NOISE AND ANY ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS

[1]        Wind Farms Technical Paper, Environmental Noise, Prepared for Clean Energy Council, November 2010, Sonus Pty Ltd, Adelaide, South Australia, p. 6. Note: Some of the data and conclusions reached in this report have been criticised by Dr Hanning, Submission 955, pp 41-42.

[2]        Public Health Impacts of Wind Turbines, Minnesota Department of Health, Environment Health Division, May 2009, p. 23.

[3]        Wind Farms Technical Paper, Environmental Noise, Prepared for Clean Energy Council, November 2010, Sonus Pty Ltd, Adelaide, South Australia, p. 7.

[4]        Submission 218, pp [2], [3]. Note: Mr Bowdler has been a noise consultant for 40 years. He has been a Fellow of the [UK] Institute of Acoustics since 1977.

[5]        Submission 218, pp [2], [3].

[6]        Low frequency noise from large wind turbines, Delta, http://www.madebydelta.com/delta/Business_units/TC/Services+by+technology/Acoustics/Low+frequency+noise/Low+frequency+noise+from+large+wind+turbines.page, Summary, accessed 16 May, 2011.

[7]        Public Health Impacts of Wind Turbines, Minnesota Department of Health, Environment Health Division, May 2009, p. 14.       

[8]        See, for example, National Wind Farms Development Guidelines – Draft, July 2010, Environment Protection and Heritage Council, Adelaide, SA, p. 9.

[9]        Submission 759, pp 5–6.

[10]      Health Effects of Exposure to Ultrasound and Infrasound: Report of the independent Advisory Group on Non-ionising Radiation, Documents of the Health Protection Agency Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, February 2010, Health Protection Agency, UK.

[11]      Seismic Noise by Wind Farms: A Case Study from the VIRGO, Gravitational Wave Observatory, Italy. Gilberto Saccorotti, Davide Piccinini, L´ena Cauchie, and Irene Fiori, p. 18.

[12]      Mr Dick Bowdler, Submission 218, p. [6].

[13]      Dr A C Watts, Submission 888, p. 2.

[14]      Submission 204, p. 4.

[15]      Committee Hansard, 29 March 2011, p. CA 84.

[16]      Moorobool Wind Energy Facility Permit Application 20091012877, Panel Report, September 2010, p. 6.

[17]      Mr Neil Prentice, Advisory Services Manager, Sustainable Energy Association of Australia, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 31 March 2011, p. CA 3.

[18]      Committee Hansard, Canberra, 31 March 2011, p. CA 3.

[19]      ‘Wind energy comes of age - California and Denmark’, Energy Policy (19) 8:756–767, p. 763. Gipe, P. (1991), Quoted in CSIRO, Submission 579, p. 4.

[20]      Mr Dick Bowdler, Submission 218, p. [6].

[21]      Mr Dick Bowdler, Submission 218, p. [6].

[22]      Mr Stephen Coleman, Committee Hansard, 28 March 2011, p. CA 46.

[23]      Committee Hansard, 28 March 2011, p. CA 10.

[24]      Mr MJ Warren, Chief Executive Officer, Clean Energy Council, Committee Hansard, 29 March 2011, p. CA 20.

[25]      Wind Farms Technical Paper, Environmental Noise, Prepared for Clean Energy Council, November 2010, Sonus Pty Ltd, Adelaide, South Australia, p. 20.

[26]      National Wind Farm Development Guidelines Draft July 2010, Environment Protection and Heritage Council, Adelaide, SA, p. 37.

[27]      Note: The base noise limit in Australia is either 35dB(A) or 40dB(A). The background noise related limit allows wind turbines to generate higher noise limits as the wind strengthens. This concept is based on the expectation that the background noise, for example, the noise in the trees will increase with higher wind speeds. The background noise related limit is set at 5dB(A) in Australia.

[28]      Wind Farms Technical Paper, Environmental Noise, Prepared for Clean Energy Council, November 2010, Sonus Pty Ltd, Adelaide, South Australia, p. 18.

[29]      Submission 646, pp 1–2.

[30]      Advisory Note 35, March 2011, Amendment VC78, Wind energy facility provisions – Clause 52.32, Department to Planning and Community Development, State Government of Victoria, p. 1.

[31]      Noise Impact Assessment Report: Waubra Wind Farm, Mr & Mrs N Dean, Report No 1537 - Rev 1 – July 2010, Noise Measurement Services, p. 7.

[32]      Wind Farms Technical Paper, Environmental Noise, Prepared for Clean Energy Council, November 2010, Sonus Pty Ltd, Adelaide, South Australia, p. 9.

[33]      Committee Hansard, 17 May 2011, p. CA 7.

[34]      Wind Farms Technical Paper, Environmental Noise, Prepared for Clean Energy Council, November 2010, Sonus Pty Ltd, Adelaide, South Australia, p. 9.

[35]      Submission 759, p. 5.

[36]      Submission 465, p. 9.

[37]      Noise Impact Assessment Report: Waubra Wind Farm, Mr & Mrs N Dean, Report No 1537 - Rev 1 – July 2010, Noise Measurement Services, p. 142.

[38]      Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. CA 67.

[39]      Draft National Wind Farm Development Guidelines – 2 July 2010, EPHC, p. 39.

[40]      Sonus Pty Ltd, Infrasound Measurements from Wind Farms and Other Sources, Prepared for: Pacific Hydro Pty Ltd, November 2010.

[41]      Submission 759, pp 6–7.

[42]      Committee Hansard, 28 March 2011, p. CA 3.

[43]      Submission 653, p. 9.

[44]      Submission 204, p. 4.

[45]      Mr Hodgson, Committee Hansard, 31 March 2011, p. CA 13. See Japanese, Danish and UK press reports of government announcements, submitted by Mr Hodgson, Additional Information, 11 April 2011. See also Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_impact_of_wind_power, accessed 26 May, 2011.

[46]      Submission 759, p. 8.

[47]      Low frequency noise from large wind turbines, Delta, http://www.madebydelta.com/delta/Business_units/TC/Services+by+technology/Acoustics/Low+frequency+noise/Low+frequency+noise+from+large+wind+turbines.page, accessed 16 May, 2011.

[48]      Submission 651, p. 3.

[49]      Answer to a Question on Notice, 20 April 2011.

[50]      Rural Wind Farms, 16 December 2009, NSW Legislative Council General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5, p. 63.

[51]      Committee Hansard, 28 March 2011, pp CA 38–39.

[52]      Committee Hansard, 28 March 2011, p. CA 39.

[53]      Mr Lane Crockett, Committee Hansard, 29 March 2011, p. CA 74, stated that Pacific Hydro had not received any complaints in the 10 years the Codrington facility has been operating.

[54]      Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. CA 71.

[55]      Committee Hansard, 28 March 2011, p. CA 13.

[56]      Committee Hansard, 28 March 2011, p. CA 14.

[57]      Correspondence, dated 24 March 2011.

[58]      Committee Hansard, 28 March 2011, p. CA 39.

[59]      Submission 647, p. 11.

[60]      Mr B Wickham and Mr L Crockett, Committee Hansard, 29 March 2011, p. CA 81.

[61]      Committee Hansard, 28 March 2011, p. CA 20.

[62]      Advisory Note 35, March 2011, Amendment VC78, Wind energy facility provisions – Clause 52.32, Department to Planning and Community Development, State Government of Victoria, p. 1.

[63]      Mr P O'Farrell, Committee Hansard, 29 March 2011, p. CA 108.

[64]      Mr M Warren, Committee Hansard, 29 March 2011, p. CA 21.

[65]      Mr N Prentice, Committee Hansard, 31 March 2011, p. CA 4.

[66]      Committee Hansard, 29 March 2011, p. CA 87.

[67]      Mr P Burn, Project Development, WestWind energy Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 29 March 2011, p. CA 88.

[68]      Wind Turbine Syndrome: A Report on a Natural Experiment, Nina Pierpont, K-Selected Books, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2009, p. 51.

[69]      Infrasound is sound that is lower than normal hearers can hear. The limit is about 20 hertz, but some people can hear sounds lower than that limit. Sounds at these low frequencies have very long wave lengths and at sufficient volume can cause vibrations, including in the human body.

[70]      See, for example, Dr S Laurie, Submission 390, p. 13, noting that she has provided case histories for 60 people to the committee in confidence.

[71]      See Mr C Stepnell, Submission 129, p. [3] and Mr N Dean, Submission 647, p. 2.

[72]      Committee Hansard, 29 March 2011, pp CA 115-117.

[73]      Committee Hansard, 28 March 2011, p. CA 54.

[74]      Committee Hansard, 28 March 2011, p. CA 5.

[75]      Committee Hansard, 28 March 2011, p. CA 5.

[76]      Committee Hansard, 28 March 2011, p. CA 55.

[77]      Submission 390, pp 10–16.

[78]      Submission 390, pp 17–18.

[79]      Committee Hansard, 31 March 2011, p. 33.

[80]      See, for example, Mr A Thompson, Director Development, Acciona Energy, Committee Hansard, 29 March 2011, p. CA 72.

[81]      Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. CA 67.

[82]       Public health and noise exposure: the importance of low frequency noise Mariana Alves-Pereiraa (ERISA-Universidade Lusófona, Lisbon, Portugal) and Nuno A. A. Castelo Brancob, (Center for Human Performance, Alverca, Portugal), Paper presented at Inter-Noise 2007 Conference, 28–31 August 2007 Istanbul, Turkey.

[83]      Submission 218, p. [2].

[84]      Submission 465, p.11.

[85]      Wind Turbine Syndrome – An Appraisal, Dr G Leventhall, p. 9.  Appendix to Submission 465.

[86]      Submission 465, p. 5.

[87]      Submission 353, p. [3].

[88]      Committee Hansard, 17 May 2011, p. CA 8.

[89]     

[90]      Response to noise from modern wind farms in the Netherlands, Eja Pedersen, Frits van den Berg, Roel Bakker and Jelte Bouma, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 126 (2),  August 2009, pp 634–643.

[91]      Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. CA 66.

[92]      Wind Turbines and Health: A Rapid Review of the Evidence, July 2010, Australian Government National Health and Medical Research Council, p. 8.

[94]      Wind Turbine Sound and Health Effects: An Expert Panel Review. Colby et al, Prepared for American Wind Energy Association and Canadian wind Energy Association, December 2009, p. 5-2.

[95]      See, for example, Dr Pierpont, Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. CA 19.

[96]      The UK Government has commented on the 'democratic deficit' relating to the development of wind farms in that country, See footnote 37.

[97]      Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. CA 22.

[98]      29 March 2011, p. CA 63.

[99]      Committee Hansard, 31 March 2011, p. CA 57. Note: Doctors for the Environment Australia is a voluntary association of medical practitioners with a particular interest and expertise in the effects of and relationship between environmental degradation and changes in human health.

[100]    Moorabool Wind Energy Facility: Panel application 2009012877, Panel Report, September 2010, p. 6. Mortlake Wind Energy Facility: Moyne Planning Scheme, Panel Report, 10 August 2010, p. 78.

                                CHAPTER 3 - THE INTERFACE BETWEEN COMMONWEALTH, STATE AND LOCAL PLANNING LAWS AS THEY PERTAIN TO WIND FARMS

[1]        See, for example, Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 (Cth) and Climate Change Act 2010 (Vic).

[2]        Australian Energy Regulator, State of the Energy Market 2010, p. 22.

[3]        Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000.

[4]        Dr Sharman Stone MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, House Hansard, 22 June 2000, p. 18 030.

[5]        Ministerial Council on Energy, Wind Energy Policy Working Group, Integrating Wind Farms into the National Electricity Market, Discussion Paper, March 2005, p. ii.

[6]        Australian Energy Regulator, State of the Energy Market 2010, p. 21.

[7]        Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Act 2009

[8]        Clean Energy Council, Clean Energy Australia 2010, December 2010, p. 52. Acciona's Waubra Wind Farm north-west of Ballarat in Victoria is currently the largest in the country, with 128 wind turbines spread over 173square kilometres.

[9]        Clean Energy Council, Clean Energy Australia 2010, December 2010, p. 8. Also, see Clean Energy Council, Submission 67, p. 1; TRUenergy Pty Ltd, Submission 611, p. 2; and Tasmanian Renewable Energy Industry Development Board, Submission 624, p. 1.

[10]      State and territory governments are equally supportive: see, for example, Minister for Planning, Victorian Government, Submission 651; and NSW Government, Submission 819.

[11]      The Commonwealth is responsible for energy matters within Commonwealth jurisdictions.

[12]      NSW Legislative Council, General Purpose Standing  No. 5, Rural wind farms, Report 31–December 2009, Chapter 5.

[13]      Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (Construction and General Division), Submission 638, p. 4. Also, see Western Plains Landscape Guardians Association, Submission 645, p. 7; and Acciona Energy, Submission 650, p. 9.

[14]      Submission 328, p. 7.

[15]      As of 1 July 2009, Regional Environmental Plans (REPs) are no longer part of the hierarchy of environmental planning instruments. All existing REPs are now deemed State Environmental Planning Policies (SEPPs).

[16]      NSW Department of Planning: http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/PlanningSystem/Legislationandplanninginstruments/tabid/67/language/en-US/Default.aspx, accessed 5 April 2011.

[17]      Sustainable Energy Development Authority of NSW, NSW Wind Energy Handbook, 2002: http://www.industry.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/306048/nsw-wind-energy-handbook.pdf, accessed 5 April 2011.

[18]      AusWind, Best Practice Guidelines for Implementation of Wind Energy Projects in Australia, December 2006, p. 7.

[19]      NSW Government, Submission 819, pp 10–11.

[20]      NSW Department of Planning: see http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/StrategicPlanning/RenewableEnergy/tabid/394/language/en-US/Default.aspx, accessed 7 April 2011. Part 5 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) sets out environmental assessment requirements.

[21]      Paragraph 24 of Schedule 1 of the SEPP (Major Projects) 2005. $30 million is equivalent to a generating capacity of 10-15MW: see NSW Government, Department of Planning, Fact Sheet, Renewable energy development under Part 3A, April 2010.

[22]      NSW Government, Department of Planning, Fact Sheet 6, Critical infrastructure and Part 3A of the Act, October 2009.

[23]      NSW Government, Department of Planning, Fact Sheet, Renewable energy development under Part 3A, April 2010.

[24]      Victorian Planning and Environment Law Association, Submission 654, pp 2–3.

[25]      Part 3 Division 4 of the SEPP (Infrastructure) 2007.

[26]      NSW Government, Department of Planning, Fact Sheet 2, Steps in the Part 3A assessment process, October 2009.

[27]      Submission 67, p. 4. Also, see Friends of the Earth Australia, Submission 325, p. 7; Tasmanian Renewable Energy Industry Development Board, Submission 624, p. 1; and RES Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 644, p. 2.

[28]      For example, Mount Alexander Sustainability Group, Submission 247, p. 6; Molonglo Landscape Guardians Inc., Submission 582, pp 20–21.

[29]      'Stakeholder' is defined in the EPHC draft National Wind Farm Development Guidelines as any individual, business or group who may live or work in proximity to a wind farm, or who may have an interest or association with a wind farm developer or its potential impacts.

[30]      Victorian Planning and Environmental Law Association, Submission 654, p. 3.

[31]      Submission 146, pp 2–3. Also, see Pyrenees Shire Council, Submission 646, p. 3.

[32]      Submission 640, pp 1–2.

[33]      Submission 861, p. 1.

[34]      Submission 861, pp 1–2. This evidence was similar to that received from Molonglo Landscape Guardians.

[35]      Submission 53, p. 2.

[36]      Submission 582, pp 19–20.

[37]      Submission 582, pp 20–23. The submission also argues that the NSW Government's streamlined planning approvals regime for renewable energy proposals accords such proposals special treatment: see p. 20.

[38]      Submission 80, p. 4.

[39]      Submission 654, p. 9.

[40]      Submission 651, p. 4.

[41]      Submission 591, pp 15–16. Also, see Dr James Prest, Submission 631, p. 2 and WestWind Energy Pty Ltd, Submission 655, p. 12.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

[42]      For example, CSIRO, Submission 579, p. 6 and Union Fenosa Wind Australia, Submission 340, p. 5. Also, see Vestas–Australian Wind Technology Pty Ltd which submitted that the number of wind farm applications approved over the past ten years has developed a body of precedents for councils: Submission 712, p. 5.                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

[43]      Submission 614, p. 3. Also, see Ballarat Renewable Energy and Zero Emissions Inc., Submission 720, p. 7. For further comments regarding compliance issues see Lal Lal and Elaine Landscape Action Group, Submission 867, p. 6 and Moyne Shire Council, Submission 169, p. 4.

[44]      Submission 646, p. 2.

[45]      Submission 646, p. 2.

[46]      Submission 363, p. 2.

[47]      NSW Department of Planning: http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/StrategicPlanning/RenewableEnergy/tabid/394/language/en-US/Default.aspx (accessed 12 April 2011)

[48]      Submission 80, pp 1 and 4.

[49]      Submission 582, p. 21.

[50]      Submission 574, pp 1–2.

[51]      Submission 645, pp 7–9.

[52]      Submission 579, p. 2.

[53]      Submission 591, p. 14.

[54]      Denmark Community Windfarm, Submission 227, p. 2. Also, see Roaring 40s, Submission 242, p. 2; The Windturbine Company, Submission 297, p. 2; GV Community Energy Pty Ltd, Submission 345, p. 2; Hydro Tasmania, Submission 606, p. 2; Windlab Developments Pty Ltd, Submission 725, p. 3.

[55]      For example, Bayside Climate Change Action Group, Submission 592, p. 3.

[56]      Submission 67, p. 4. Also, see Denmark Community Windfarm, Submission 227, p. 2; The Windturbine Company, Submission 297, p. 2; Bayside Climate Change Action Group, Submission 592, p. 3; and Friends of the Earth Australia, Submission 325, p. 7.

[57]      Submission 650, p. 9. Also see Victorian Planning and Environmental Law Association which argues that Victoria's planning regime is multi–layered and takes into account Commonwealth, state and local government planning policies: Submission 654, p. 10.

[58]      Submission 725, p. 3.

[59]      Submission 631, p. 2.

[60]      The AusWind best practice guidelines were updated in 2006.

[61]      AusWind, Best Practice Guidelines for Implementation of Wind Energy Projects in Australia, December 2006, p. 7.

[62]      Welcome to the Environment Protection and Heritage Council website, http://www.ephc.gov.au, accessed 21 April 2011.

[63]      Environment Protection and Heritage Council, Report on Impediments to Environmentally and Socially Responsible Wind Farm Development, November 2008, Attachment 1, p. 47.

[64]      Environment Protection and Heritage Council, Report on Impediments to Environmentally and Socially Responsible Wind Farm Development, November 2008, p. 4.

[65]      Environment Protection and Heritage Council, Report on Impediments to Environmentally and Socially Responsible Wind Farm Development, November 2008, p. 5.

[66]      Environment Protection and Heritage Council, Report on Impediments to Environmentally and Socially Responsible Wind Farm Development, November 2008, p. 5 and Recommendation 1, p. 6.

[67]      Environment Protection and Heritage Council, National Wind Farm Development Guidelines – Draft, July 2010, p. 1.

[68]      Environment Protection and Heritage Council, National Wind Farm Development Guidelines – Draft, July 2010, p. 2.

[69]      Environment Protection and Heritage Council, National Wind Farm Development Guidelines – Draft, July 2010, p. 2.

[70]      Environment Protection and Heritage Council, National Wind Farm Development Guidelines – Draft, July 2010, p. 5.

[71]      Planning WA, Planning Bulletin 67, Guidelines for Wind Farm Development (2004); Environment Protection Authority South Australia, Wind Farms Environmental Noise Guidelines (2009); and Sustainability Victoria, Policy and Planning Guidelines for Development of Wind Energy Facilities in Victoria (2009), respectively.

[72]      Submission 67, p. 5. Also, see Wind Prospect Pty Ltd, Submission 328, p. 8; Origin Energy Limited, Submission 591, p. 16; Westgate Community Wind, Submission 702, p. 5; Vestas–Australian Wind Technology Pty Ltd, Submission 712, p. 6; and GE Energy, Submission 798, p. 3.

[73]      Submission 819, p. 10.

[74]      Submission 80, p. 4.

[75]      Submission 340, p. 4.

[76]      Submission 652, p. 9. Also, see Acciona Energy, Submission 650, pp 9–10.

[77]      Submission 685, pp 7–8.

[78]      Submission 685, p. 8.

[79]      Submission 712, p. 6. Also, see, for example, Mr Terry Lee, Submission 728, p. 10; and Bendigo Sustainability Group, Submission 754, p. 6.

[80]      Submission 328, p. 8.

[81]      Submission 798, pp 5–6.

[82]      Sonus Pty Ltd, Draft National Wind Farm Development Guidelines, Review of Noise Aspects, November 2010, p. 7.

[83]      Submission 591, p. 15.

[84]      Council of Australian Governments' Communiqué, 7 November 1997: http://www.coag.gov.au/coag_meeting_outcomes/1997-11-07/index.cfm, accessed 20 April 2011.

[85]      Heads of agreement on Commonwealth and State roles and responsibilities for the environment, Preamble: see http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/publications/coag-agreement/preamble.html, accessed 20 April 2011.

[86]      For example, NSW Government, Submission 819, p. 10.

[87]      Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities: see  http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/assessments/bilateral/index.html, accessed 7 April 2011. The Western Australia bilateral agreement is currently being revised, as is the New South Wales bilateral agreement.

[88]      Suzlon Energy Australia Pty Ltd, Submission 593, p. 6.

[89]      Submission 640, pp 3–4.

CHAPTER 4 - PROPERTY VALUES, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND FARM INCOME

[1]        An economic assessment of the proposed McHarg Ranges wind farm, Report by Access Economics Pty Limited for Residents against Turbines of Tooborac, Access Economics, December 2008, p. 41.

[2]        See, for example, Victorian Minister for Planning, Submission 651, p. 4.

[3]        Preliminary Assessment of the Impact of Wind Farms on Surrounding Land Values in Australia: NSW Department of Lands, DuPonts in association with PRP Valuers and Consultants, Prepared for NSW Valuer General, August 2009, p. 2.

[4]        Preliminary Assessment of the Impact of Wind Farms on Surrounding Land Values in Australia: NSW Department of Lands, Duponts in association with PRP Valuers and Consultants, Prepared for NSW Valuer General, August 2009, p. 2.

[5]        CSIRO, Submission 579, p. 5.

[6]        Preliminary Assessment of the Impact of Wind Farms on Surrounding Land Values in Australia: NSW Department of Lands, DuPonts in association with PRP Valuers and Consultants, Prepared for NSW Valuer General, August 2009, p. 8.

[7]        Email message from an Elders Real Estate valuer, quoted by A and J Hodgson, Submission 837, p. 3.

[8]        Mrs T Kehoe, Committee Hansard, 28 March 2011, p. CA 69.

[9]        Committee Hansard, 28 March 2011, p. CA 59.

[10]      Assessment of Economic Impacts of the Oaklands Hill Wind Farm Proposal Prepared by Peter Prasser for The Grampians Glenthompson Landscape Guardians Inc, Submission 349.

[11]      An economic assessment of the proposed McHarg Ranges wind farm, Report by Access Economics Pty Limited for Residents against Turbines of Tooborac, Access Economics December 2008, p. 50.

[12]      Submission 650, p. 7.

[13]      Wind Energy Myths and Facts, Sustainability Victoria, May 2007, p. 11, quoted in Origin Energy, Submission 591, p. 11.

[14]      Social Assessment of Wind Power; Visual Effect and Noise from Windmills Quantifying and Evaluation. Jorge Jordal-Jorgensen, AKF, April 1996, Summary. http://www.windaction.org, accessed 1 June 2011.

[15]      The Impact of Wind Power Projects on Residential Property values in the United States: A Multi-Site Hedonic Analysis, Ben Hoen, Ryan Wiser, Peter Cappers, Mark Thayer and Gautam Sethi, Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Environmental Energy Technologies Division, December 2009, p. 75, http://eetd.lbl.gov/EA/EMP, accessed 2 June 2011.

[16]      Submission 67, pp 8–9.

[17]      The Impact of Wind Power Projects on Residential Property Values in the United States: A Multi-Site Hedonic Analysis, Ben Hoen, Ryan Wiser, Peter Cappers, Mark Thayer and Gautam Sethi, Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Environmental Energy Technologies Division, December 2009, p. 75http://eetd.lbl.gov/EA/EMP, http://eetd.lbl.gov/EA/EMP, accessed 2 June 2011.

[18]      Submission 67, p. 9.

[19]      Friends of Collector, Submission 836, p. 8.

[20]      Derry T Gardner, Gardner Appraisal Group Inc., Impact of Wind Turbines on Market Value of Texas Rural Land, prepared for South Texas Plains Agriculture Wind and Wildlife Conference, 13 February 2009, American Wind Power Center and Museum, Lubbock, Texas. http://texas-wildlife.org, Accessed 2 June 2011.

[21]      Michael S McCann, McCann Appraisal, LLC, Submission to the Chairman and members of the Adams County Board, 8 June 2010, p. 16.

[22]      Michael S McCann, McCann Appraisal, LLC, Submission to the Chairman and members of the Adams County Board, 8 June 2010, p. 14.

[23]      See Aerial Agricultural Association of Australia, Submission 2.

[24]      See, for example, Mr Burn, Committee Hansard, 29 March 2011, p. CA 93.

[25]      Committee Hansard, 28 March 2011, p. CA 23.

[26]      Committee Hansard, 29 March 2011, pp CA 93–94.

[27]      Committee Hansard, 29 March 2011, p. 94.

[28]      Rural wind farms, NSW Parliament, Legislative Council General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5, Report 31, December 2009, p. 83.

[29]      Submission 579, p. 6.

[30]      Submission 67, p. 9.

[31]      Committee Hansard, 28 March 2011, p. CA 63.

[32]      Michael S McCann, McCann Appraisal, LLC, Submission to the Chairman and members of the Adams County Board, 8 June 2010, p. 6.

[33]      Submission 579, p. 5.

[34]      Committee Hansard, 29 March 2011, p. CA 68.

[35]      Ms S McNamara, Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. CA 64.

[36]      See, for example, Mr T Mitchell, Union Fenosa Wind Australia, Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. CA 68.

[37]      Economic Impact Assessment of the Hallett Wind Farms, Final Report, Sinclair Knight Merz, 8 July 2010. p. 40.

[38]      Economic Impact Assessment of the Hallett Wind Farms, Final Report, Sinclair Knight Merz, 8 July 2010. p. 44.

[39]      Mr Stephen Garner, General Manager, Keppel Prince Engineering Pty. Ltd., Submission 294.

[40]      Mr John Wright-Smith, Australian Sales Manager, American Superconductor Corp., Submission 486.

[41]      Economic Impact Assessment of the Hallett Wind Farms, Final Report, Sinclair Knight Merz, 8 July 2010, p. 45.

[42]      Submission 650, p. [8].

[43]      Submission 591, p. 12.

[44]      Submission 650, p. [8].

[45]      Submission 650, p. [8].

[46]      Supplementary Submission 6, p. 25.

[47]      Alvarez, G.C.; Merion Jara, R.; Rallo Julian, J.R. (2009). Study of the Effects on Employment of Public Aid to Renewable Energy Sources. King Juan Carlos University. March 2009.

[48]      Eric Lanz and Suzanne Tegen, NREL Response to the Report Study of the Effects on Employment of Public Aid to Renewable Energy Sources from King Juan Carlos University (Spain), White Paper NREL/TP 6A2-46261, August 2009, p. 5.

[49]      McLennan Magasanik Associates, Impacts of Changes to the Design of the Expanded Renewable Energy Target, May 2010, quoted in the Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee Report on the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment Bill 2010 [Provisions] and two associated bills, June 2010, p. 6.

[50]      Committee Hansard, 17 May 2011, p. CA 6.

[51]      Submission 652, p. 6.

[52]      Submission 650, p. 9.

[53]      Submission 652, p. 6.

[54]      Submission 837, p. 4.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS - SENATOR JUDITH ADAMS

[1]        Henrik Møller and Christian Sejer Pedersen, 'Low-frequency noise from large wind turbines', Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, June 2011, 129(6), p. 3735. This research was commissioned by Delta.

[2]        Henrik Møller and Christian Sejer Pedersen, 'Low-frequency noise from large wind turbines', Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, June 2011, 129(6).

FAMILY FIRST - ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

[1]        Professor Warwick Anderson, Committee Hansard, 31 March 2011, p. CA 87.

[2]        NHMRC, correspondence to the committee, 21 June 2011.

[3]        Mr Peter Mitchell, Committee Hansard, 28 March 2011, p. CA 18.

[4]        Dr Nina Pierpont, Committee Hansard, 25 March 2011, p. CA 19.

[5]        Dr Sarah Laurie, Waubra Foundation, Committee Hansard, 29 March 2011, p. CA 39.

[6]        Sax Institute, Evidence Check Reviews, http://www.saxinstitute.org.au/policyresearchexchange/EvidenceCheckReviews.cfm?objid=945#Types, accessed June 2011.

[7]        Dr Sarah Laurie, Waubra Foundation, Committee Hansard, 29 March 2011, p. CA 40.

[8]        Victoria Planning Provisions, 'Amendment VC78 - Wind energy facility provisions - Clause 52.32', Advisory Note 35, March 2011, http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/59897/AN35-Amendment-VC78-wind-energy-facilitiy-provisions.pdf, accessed June 2011.

[9]        NSW Legislative Council General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5, Rural wind farms, December 2009, p. 68.

[10]      Delta, for the Danish Ministry of the Interior and Health, Relationship between noise from wind turbines and health effects, March 2011; Frits van den Berg et al., Project WINDFARMperception: Visual and acoustic impact of wind turbine farms on residents, June 2008, http://www.epaw.org/documents/WFp-final-1.pdf, accessed June 2011.