Role of the Committee

1. That a select committee, to be known as the Select Committee on Wind Turbines be established to inquire into and report on the application of regulatory governance and economic impact of wind turbines by 24 June 2015, with particular reference to:
   
   
   1. the effect on household power prices, particularly households which receive no benefit from rooftop solar panels, and the merits of consumer subsidies for operators;
   2. how effective the Clean Energy Regulator is in performing its legislative responsibilities and whether there is a need to broaden those responsibilities;
   3. the role and capacity of the National Health and Medical Research Council in providing guidance to state and territory authorities;
   4. the implementation of planning processes in relation to wind farms, including the level of information available to prospective wind farm hosts;
   5. the adequacy of monitoring and compliance governance of wind farms;
   6. the application and integrity of national wind farm guidelines;
   7. the effect that wind towers have on fauna and aerial operations around turbines, including firefighting and crop management;
   8. the energy and emission input and output equations from whole-of-life operation of wind turbines; and
   9. any related matter.