Mark Arbib (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness) Share this | Hansard source

There has been a great deal of engagement already with community and industry this year. I note that the Senate Community Affairs References Committee inquiry earlier this year received more than 1,000 submissions from a range of interested communities, individuals and doctors and also industry. The National Health and Medical Research Council scientific forum in June was attended by: environmental health experts; acoustic engineers and scientists; environmental health researchers; representatives from state and territory health, planning and also environmental departments; members of the public living close to wind farms; major public interest groups; Department of Health and Ageing representatives; and also international experts from countries with substantial experience in wind turbines. As an outcome of the scientific forum, the council will systematically review the literature, focusing on the possible health impacts of audible noise and infrasound. The National Health and Medical Research Council is establishing an expert reference group to advise— (Time expired)