Public hearing - Canberra, Wednesday 14 November 2012

Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Excessive Noise from Wind Farms) Bill 2012

Public hearing - Canberra, Wednesday 14 November 2012

Parliament House

Time

Witness

9.00 am

Panel 1 part 1 - academics
Dr Christopher Hanning (Submission 95) (via teleconference)
Professor Alec Salt (Submission 18) (via teleconference)

9:50 am

Panel 1 part 2 - academics
Professor Colin Hansen (Submission 26) (via teleconference)
Dr Carl Phillips (no submission) (via teleconference)
Dr Michael Nissenbaum (additional information received 1) (via teleconference)

10:40am

Waubra Foundation (Submission 197)
Dr Sarah Laurie, CEO

11:00 am

Pyrenees Shire Council (Submission 211)
Mr Chris Hall (via teleconference)

11:20 am

Panel 2 - professionals and academics
Dr Daniel Shepherd (no submission) (via teleconference) 
Dr Bob Thorne (Submission 97) (via teleconference)
The Acoustic Group
Mr Steven Cooper (Submission 142)

12:20 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm

Melbourne Energy Institute
Professor Peter Seligman (submission to 2011 Community Affairs committee inquiry: #353) (via teleconference)

1:20 pm

Energy Supply Association of Australia (Submission 205) (via teleconference)
Mr Matthew Warren, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Kieran Donoghue, General Manager, Policy
Mr Ben Pryor, Policy Adviser

1:40 pm

Public Health Association (Submission 23)
Ms Melanie Walker, Acting CEO
Dr Peter Tait, Convenor, PHAA Ecology and Environment Special Interest Group
Doctors for the Environment Australia (Submission 23)
Dr James Ross, spokesperson

2:10 pm

Professor Simon Chapman (Submission 185) (via teleconference)

2:30pm

Panel 3 - Wind turbine manufacturers / installers
Alstom (Submission 186)
Mr Jeff Cheong, Sales Director, Wind Asia/Pacific
Mr Joseph Tadich, Technical Manager for Wind
Vestas (Submission 191) (via teleconference)
Mr Ken McAlpine, Director, Policy and Government Relations
Repower (Submission 137) (via teleconference)
Mr Michael Bagot, Project Manager - Development

3:15pm

Panel 4 - Wind farm operators and industry representatives
Clean Energy Council (Submission 165)
Mr Russell Marsh, Director of Policy
Acciona (no submission) (via teleconference)
Ms Lisa Francis, Senior Manager, Institutional Relations & Media
Mr Jamie McGilip, Manager, Environment and Planning team
Infigen Energy (Submission 209) (via teleconference)
Mr Jonathan Upson, Senior Development and Government Affairs

4:00 pm

Adjournment

For further information, contact:

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Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

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Email: eca.sen@aph.gov.au