10 ANNUAL STATEMENTS
On or before 31 October each year following practical completion of the Project, or any Stage of the Project, an Annual Statement shall be prepared by GPWFM and submitted to EPA Victoria. Each Annual Statement shall contain the following information for the previous financial year: • Details of any complaints concerning wind turbine noise received by GPWFM, including copies of completed Noise Investigation Reports prepared under Section 8 of this NMP. Where permission has not been received from complainants to share details of Noise Investigation Reports, these may be summarised or redacted as part of the Annual Statement. • Either: - A statement from the wind turbine manufacturer which confirms that in their expert opinion the wind turbines have been appropriately maintained over the preceding 12-month period in accordance with the suggestion and requirements of the wind turbine manufacturer; or - Information on maintenance activities undertaken throughout the 12-month period on noise-generating components of the Project, including any unscheduled servicing events. This may include a register of activities such as blade repair, blade replacement, and the major component repairs or replacement within any WTG nacelle. • Details of any noise remediation actions undertaken, including copies of completed Noise Remediation Plans prepared under Section 9 of this NMP. • If applicable, evidence that the Project has been operating in accordance with any constraints required for noise compliance. This would only apply if the Project had been subject to constraints as a result of a previous Noise Remediation Plan prepared under Section 9 of this NMP. The Annual Statement must include a statement of whether wind turbine noise complies with the applicable noise limits at Noise-Sensitive Locations and/or applicable noise criteria at Alternative Monitoring Locations. For the purposes of the Annual Statement, this would be fulfilled through reference to any Post-Construction Noise Assessment Report (Section 7 of this NMP) or Periodic Noise Monitoring Report (Section 11 of this NMP) that has been completed within the previous five financial years and determined compliance with the applicable noise limits and/or noise criteria.
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