Legislative Council Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Motions Motions Wind Farms Wind Farms Adjourned debate on motion of Hon. D.W. Ridgway: 1.	That a select committee of the Legislative Council be established to investigate wind farm developments in South Australia, with the following terms of reference— (a)	separation distances between wind turbines and residences or communities; (b)	the social, health and economic impacts of wind generators on individual landholders, communities and the state; (c)	the need for a peer-reviewed, independent academic study on the social, health and economic impacts of wind generators; (d)	the capacity of existing infrastructure to cope with increased wind power; (e)	the costs and benefits of wind power in South Australia; (f)	the environmental impacts of wind generators and wind power generally; (g)	the siting of wind generators in South Australia; (h)	the approval process of wind farms in South Australia; (i)	the preparation of the State Wind Farm DPA; (j)	an assessment of the impact of wind farm developments on property values; and (k)	any other matter the committee deems relevant. 2.	That the committee consist of three members and that the quorum of members necessary to be present at all meetings of the committee be fixed at two members and that standing order 389 be so far suspended as to enable the chairperson of the committee to have a deliberative vote only. 3.	That this council permits the select committee to authorise the disclosure or publication, as it sees fit, of any evidence or documents presented to the committee prior to such evidence being presented to the council. 4.	That standing order 396 be suspended to enable strangers to be admitted when the select committee is examining witnesses unless the committee otherwise resolves, but they shall be excluded when the committee is deliberating. 5.	That the evidence and submissions given to the previous Legislative Council Select Committee on Wind Farm Developments in South Australia be tabled and referred to the select committee. (Continued from 9 December 2015.) The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS Legislative Council The Hon. T.J. STEPHENS (17:10): On behalf of the Hon. D.W. Ridgway, I move: That this order of the day be discharged. Motion carried; order of the day discharged.