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Senator takes up wind-farm noise issue
Wind farms should be regulated to ensure they don't create excessive noise, parliament has been told.
Democratic Labor Party senator John Madigan and Independent South Australian senator Nick Xenophon on Thursday introduced a private member's bill to amend the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000.
November 29, 2012
in The Courier
Wind farms should be regulated to ensure they don't create excessive noise, parliament has been told.
Democratic Labor Party senator John Madigan and Independent South Australian senator Nick Xenophon on Thursday introduced a private member's bill to amend the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000.
The amendments would give powers to the regulator so that accredited power stations that were wind farms did not create excessive noise.
Senator Madigan said the bill addressed an issue of "vital importance" to all Australians.
"There are matters of health, matters of proper regulation and matters of a substantial increase in taxpayer funding," the Victorian MP said.
"The legislation... [continue via Web link]
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