John Madigan (Victoria, Democratic Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I, and also on behalf of Senator Back, move:

That the Senate—

  (a)   notes that:

     (i)   Saturday, 23 June 2012, marked the anniversary of the tabling of the final report by the Community Affairs References Committee, The social and economic impact of rural wind farms,

     (ii)   this report made seven recommendations, including recommendations calling for studies on the effects of wind farms on human health,

     (iii)   on 7 February 2012, the Senate passed a motion calling on the Government to immediately act on the seven recommendations of the report,

     (iv)   12 months after the tabling of the report, and more than 4 months since the Senate called on the Government to immediately act on the recommendations, the Government has failed to respond to the Senate's call, and

     (v)   Mr Lane Crockett, board member of the Clean Energy Council and General Manager of Pacific Hydro, one of the leading wind farm corporations in Australia, has called on the Government to launch a national review into the health effects of all forms of power generation, including wind power; and

  (b)   orders that there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Health, no later than noon on Tuesday, 14 August 2012, information detailing the actions being taken by the Government to act on the recommendations calling for studies on the effects of wind farms on human health.