131GWind turbine noise monitoring

131G Wind turbine noise monitoring

(1) This regulation applies on and from 1 January 2024.

(2) Within 3 months of the fifth anniversary of a wind energy facility commencing operation, and every subsequent 5 years, the operator of the facility must—

(a) engage a suitably qualified and experienced acoustician to determine procedures and conduct monitoring to ensure that 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; and

(b) ensure that a report of the matters set out in paragraph (a) is prepared; and

(c) engage an environmental auditor to undertake a review under regulation 164(ca)(ii) of the report referred to in paragraph (b); and

(d) give a copy of the report prepared under paragraph (b) and the review referred to in paragraph (c) to the Authority.

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