131ENoise management plan

131E Noise management plan

(1) An operator of a wind energy facility must prepare and implement a noise management plan for the facility.

(2) The noise management plan must include procedures for the following—

(a) the identification, assessment and control of risks of harm to human health and the environment from wind turbine noise;

(b) determining any alternative monitoring points and alternative monitoring point criteria for the wind energy facility;

(c) assessing whether wind turbine noise from the facility complies with—

(ii) if the wind turbine noise is assessed at an alternative monitoring point, the alternative monitoring point criterion for that alternative monitoring point;

(d) reducing wind turbine noise from the facility in the event that non‑compliance is detected with—

(ii) if the wind turbine noise is assessed at an alternative monitoring point, the alternative monitoring point criterion for that alternative monitoring point;

(e) addressing any complaints about wind turbine noise received by the operator, including who will investigate the complaint and respond to the complainant.

(3) As soon as reasonably practicable after the noise management plan has been prepared, the operator must engage an environmental auditor to prepare a report under regulation 164(ca)(ii) in relation to the noise management plan.

(4) The operator must provide a copy of the following to the Authority on request—

(a) the noise management plan;

(b) the report referred to in subregulation (3).

(5) The Authority may require the operator to make amendments to the noise management plan.

Reg. 131F substituted by S.R. No. 120/2022 reg. 7.