Senate debates

Thursday, 16 August 2012

Committees

Selection of Bills Committee; Report

11:52 am

Photo of Anne McEwenAnne McEwen (SA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | | Hansard source

I present the ninth report of 2012 of the Selection of Bills Committee and I seek leave to have the report incorporated in Hansard.

Leave granted.

The report read as follows—

SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

REPORT NO. 9 OF 2012

1. The committee met in private session on Wednesday, 15 August 2012 at 7.15 pm.

2. The committee resolved to recommend—That the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Excessive Noise from Wind Farms) Bill 2012 be referred immediately to the Economics Legislation Committee for inquiry and report by 31 October 2012 (see appendix 1 for a statement of reasons for referral).

3. The committee resolved to recommend—That the following bills not be referred to committees:

      The committee recommends accordingly.

      4. The committee deferred consideration of the following bills to its next meeting:

                APPENDIX 1

                SELECTION OF BILLS COMMITTEE

                Proposal to refer a bill to a committee

                Name of Bill:

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

                Reasons for referral/principal issues for consideration:

                In undertaking the inquiry, the Committee should consider:

                The possible human health risks from exposure to excessive noise from wind farms (defined as power stations that generate some or all of their power from wind).

                The acoustically accepted definition of excessive noise in respect of wind farms.

                The type of noise monitoring currently conducted on wind farms.

                The type of noise monitoring these amendments will require wind farms to conduct in the future.

                Possible submissions or evidence from:

                Various State Government Departments

                Local Government Associations

                Pacific Hydro

                Acciona

                Infigen

                AGL

                TRUenergy

                Vestas

                Keppel Prince Engineering

                Clean Energy Council

                Community Associations

                Committee to which the bill is to be referred:

                Senate Standing Committee on Economics (Legislation)

                Possible hearing date(s):

                September 2012

                Possible reporting date:

                November 2012

                (signed)

                Senator McEwen

                Selection of Bills Committee member

                I move:

                That the report be adopted.

                Question agreed to.