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


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

28 November 2012

© Commonwealth of Australia 2012
ISBN 978-1-74229-731-6

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Membership of Committee (PDF 45KB)
 
List of Recommendations (PDF 24KB)
 
Chapter 1 - The Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Excessive Noise from Wind Farms) Bill 2012: Background and details of the bill (PDF 82KB)

Background
2010 National Health and Medical Research Council rapid review
2011 Senate Inquiry
Purpose of the bill
Provisions of the bill
 
Chapter 2 - Noise and Noise Measurement (PDF 48KB)

Low Frequency Noise and Infrasound
Noise Measuring Methodology
Changes to wind turbine technology
 
Chapter 3 - Health (PDF 102KB)

Introduction
Number of health complaints relating to noise
The health effects of audible sound
Proposed causes of health effects: infrasound
Proposed causes of health effects: Psychogenesis and Nocebo effect
Health and wind farm noise: future research
 
Chapter 4 - Noise Regulation of wind farms (PDF 97KB)

Existing regulations
The adequacy of current noise regulations for wind farms
Noise compliance mechanisms
 
Chapter 5 - A consideration of the administrative issues in the bill (PDF 50KB)

Conclusion
 
Coalition Senators’ Additional Comments (PDF 18KB)
 
Dissenting Report by Senator John Madigan and Senator Nick Xenophon (PDF 25KB)

Introduction
The impact of noise on sleep and health
Reporting of wind speed and noise data
Conclusion
 
Attachment to Dissenting Report by Senator John Madigan and Senator Nick Xenophon* (PDF 42KB)
 
Appendix 1 - Submissions, additional information, correspondence and answers to questions taken on notice (PDF 28KB)
 
Appendix 2 - Public Hearings (PDF 10KB)
 
Appendix 3 - Snapshot of NHMRC Wind Farms and Human Health Project* (PDF 63KB)

*PDF format only

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

Phone: +61 2 6277 3526
Fax: +61 2 6277 5818
Email: ec.sen@aph.gov.au