Draft National Wind Farm Development Guidelines - July 2010

Acknowledgements
These Guidelines have been developed by a Working Group that includes
Commonwealth and state representatives of the Environment Protection and Heritage
Council (EPHC) and the Local Government and Planning Ministers’ Council.
• The Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC)
The Environment Protection and Heritage Council of Australia and New Zealand was
established in June 2001 by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG).
The EPHC addresses broad national policy issues relating to protection of the
environment (particularly in regard to air, water, and waste matters) and heritage
(natural, Indigenous and historic).
The members of the EPHC are Ministers from the participating jurisdictions —
Australian, state and territory governments; the New Zealand Government; and the
Papua New Guinea Government. The Minister representing a jurisdiction may not
necessarily be the Minister responsible for the environment in that jurisdiction.
• The Local Government and Planning Ministers’ Council
The Local Government and Planning Ministers’ Council leads debate in decision
making on key strategic policy matters for local government and planning in Australia
and New Zealand that can be addressed at the national level.
The Working Group consists of representatives from the following agencies, who were
responsible for coordinating inputs from their respective jurisdictions:
• Australian Government
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
• Australian state governments
New South Wales Department of Planning
Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management
South Australia Department of Planning and Local Government
Tasmania Environment Protection Authority (EPA Tasmania)
Victoria Department of Sustainability and Environment
Western Australia Department of Environment and Conservation
Department of Planning
• Planning and Local Government Ministers’ Council
Secretariat and contract administration services were provided by the NEPC Service
Corporation.
Initial drafting of the Guidelines involved a team of expert consultants under the leadership
of Hydro Tasmania Consulting. The consultant team included Marshall Day Acoustics
(noise), Planisphere together with Aspect Studios (landscape), Biosis Research (birds and
bats), Acutel Consulting (electromagnetic interference) and Hydro Tasmania Consulting
(community and stakeholder consultation, shadow flicker). These Guidelines do not
necessarily represent the views or opinions of any of the consultant organisations.