Senator CONROY (Victoria—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Digital Productivity) (15:04): Mr Deputy President, for the information of the Senate, I table additional advice on a question asked of me yesterday by Senator Madigan. I seek leave to incorporate the information into Hansard. Leave granted. The answer read as follows— On 19 June 2013 during question time, Senator John Madigan asked me the following question as Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities: Mt Gellibrand Wind Farm Minister, what are the details of the expert and other checks conducted by the department during the four week period in 2005 when the department was in possession of the environmental consultant's original referral documentation and site assessment were undertaken? ANSWER: The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (then the Department of the Environment and Heritage) received a referral for the Mt Gellibrand Wind Farm, near Colac (EPBC Act reference 2005/2131) on 18 May 2005. The referral was placed on the department's web site for a 10 business day public comment period, and no public comments were received. The referral was also sent to the Victorian Minister for Planning for comment, and no comments were received. The department evaluated the information provided in the referral and attachments, against the EPBC ActAdministrative Guidelines on Significance (July 2000) and other relevant material. The main issues for consideration related to listed threatened species, listed migratory species and the Western District Lakes Ramsar wetland. The department advised the Minister's delegate that significant impacts on matters protected under the EPBC Act are not likely to occur. On 15 June 2005, the Minister's delegate determined that the proposed action is not a controlled action under the EPBC Act. The referral documentation and the referral decision instrument for this project are available on the department's website.