Sensemaking of the regulation of windfarm development

Abstract

New industries are continuously emerging. Legislation is used/or regulating a/these new industries. As a new indusny in South Australia, wind fann development was fast forwarded by the state govemment 's strategic target in renewable energy. In ten years, there were three fires, and the Not-in-My-Backyard (NIMBY) attitude is increasing. We use sensemaking as a research methodology to interpret the cues and examine the anomalies in the South Australian wind jann development. We examine archival analysis oflhe Act and Statutes, using a life cycle framework, to investigate if there is a gap in the legislation. We also examine the usefitlness of life cycle framework as a basis for legislative development in new industries.