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Bush Fire Post Event Reviews and Inquiries
Recent publications
- 2024 NSW Bushfires Coronial Inquiry 2019-2020
The State Coroner has completed a series of coronial inquests and inquiries relating to the 2019-20 NSW Bushfire season. The State Coroner handed down Findings and Recommendations from the Inquiry on 27 March 2024. - 2022 Flood Inquiry
The NSW Government established an independent flood inquiry to examine and report on the causes of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from the 2022 catastrophic flood event. - Response to major flooding across New South Wales in 2022
The select committee was established on 23 March 2022 to inquire into and report on response to major flooding across New South Wales in 2022. The select committee's inquiry is different to the NSW Government's independent flood inquiry. The purpose of the select committee's inquiry is to make recommendations to the government. - NSW Bushfire Inquiry
The final report of the independent NSW Bushfire Inquiry, which examined the causes, preparation and response to the devastating 2019-20 bushfires.
General websites
- National Coroners Information System
Provides access to Australian coronial data from 2000. - NSW Coronial findings
The State Coroner ensures that all deaths, suspected deaths, fires and explosions are properly investigated Post 2012 coronial findings are listed on their website. - Major post-event inquiries and reviews: review of recommendations, 2017
The purpose of this project is to generate a high level and comprehensive description of the major recurrent categories of recommendations across multiple post-event reviews conducted since 2009. - Bushfire and Natural Hazard CRC’s Inquiries and Reviews Database
This database contains a catalogue of 300 inquiries and reviews relating to emergency management/natural hazards across all jurisdictions in Australia between 1886 and 2017.
1927
New South Wales
1939
Victoria
1961
Western Australia
- Report of the Royal Commission appointed to enquire into and report upon the Bushfires of December 1960 and January, February and March, 1961 in Western Australia
The Measures necessary or desirable to prevent and control such fires and to protect life and property in the future and the Basic requirements for an effective State fire emergency organisation.
1967
Tasmania
- The bush fire disaster of 7th February, 1967: report and summary of evidence
The 1967 Tasmanian fires were an Australian natural disaster which occurred on 7 February 1967, an event which came to be known as the Black Tuesday bushfires.
1977
Victoria
- Report of the Board of Inquiry into the occurrence of bush and grass fires in Victoria
On 12 February 1977, Streatham was partially destroyed by bushfires which spread across western Victoria to the South Australian border. The post office, community hall, and shops were destroyed in the blaze. The fires killed four people and a further seven are believed to have suffered heart attacks.
1983
New South Wales
- Inquest into 1983 Royal National Park (NSW) fire related deaths
Inquest touching the death of Thomas Anthony Bielecke, Keith Campbell, Gregory John Moon, Inquiry into a 1983 fire at Royal National Park, Grays Point. Findings. City Coroners Court, Glebe.
1984
Victoria
- Report of the Bushfire Review Committee on bushfire preparedness in Victoria, Australia, following the Ash Wednesday fires 16 February 1983
In Victoria, 47 people died and over 2000 homes and shops were destroyed in these fires. Lives were also lost in fierce fires in South Australia. The height of the destruction occurred on Ash Wednesday, 16 February 1983. It lists the losses caused by the major fires originating on 16 February 1983
Nationwide
1994
New South Wales
- Parliament of New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Select Committee on Bushfires Report
A Select Committee appointed to consider and report upon the recent bushfires chaired by Peter Cochran. - New South Wales Bushfire Inquiry : findings.
Inquiry into the cause and origin of the bushfires occurring in New South Wales between 31st December, 1993 and 14th January, 1994 and Inquests into the manner and cause of death of Norman John Anthes, Robert Eglinton Page, William John Roach and Pauline Mary O'Neil. Conducted by John Hiatt, Senior Deputy State Coroner assisted by Sgt Cheryl Brunskill. Contact the library to borrow.
2000
New South Wales
- NSW Rural Fire Service Inquiry 2000
Timeline, report, hearings and transcripts. This inquiry is a completed Legislative Council inquiry conducted by the General Purpose Standing Committee No. 5 The terms of reference for the inquiry related to the adequacy of fire suppression services provided by the NSW Rural Fire Service to rural communities in NSW
Queensland
- Queensland Bray Park Fireworks tragedy, 20 May 2000; Coroners report summary.
Summary by the Queensland explosives inspectorate into the firework explosion at a primary school in May, 2000.
2001
New South Wales
- Kuring-gai findings
Coroner's Court, Westmead, Coroner: J. Stevenson, Friday 14 December 2001 - NSW Inquiry into the 2001/2002 bushfires
Report, findings, transcripts, and submissions. Joint Select Committee on Bushfires; June 2002
2002
Victoria
- Report of the investigation and inquests into a wildfire and the deaths of five firefighters at Linton on 2 December 1998.
The Coronial Inquest hearings into the December 1998 Linton fire and the tragic deaths of five Geelong West volunteer firefighters (Messrs. Stuart Davidson, Garry Vredeveldt, Christopher Evans, Jason Thomas and Matthew Armstrong) took 106 hearing days and produced in excess of 11,500 pages of transcript.
2003
Australian Capital Territory
- Canberra bushfires 2003 - McLeod Inquiry report.
The Inquiry into the Operational Response to the January 2003 Bushfires. Inquiry headed by Mr. Ron McLeod
Nationwide
- A Nation Charred: Report on the inquiry into bushfires.[The Nairn Report].
House Select Committee on the Australian bushfires. Report tabled in Parliament 5 November 2003
Victoria
- Report of the inquiry into the 2002-2003 Victorian bushfires
The Inquiry into the 2002-2003 Victorian bushfires was established to look into all aspects of the preparations for, and response to the fires, and in particular to identify opportunities to learn from them and further improve Victoria's fire management capability - prevention, mitigation and response.
2004
Nationwide
- COAG Inquiry; National Inquiry on bushfire mitigation and management. 31 March 2004
Chaired by Mr. Stuart Ellis, AM. The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Inquiry on Bushfire Mitigation and Management finalised its report on 2 April 2004.
New South Wales
- Review of Fire Services Funding Report No 148 – September 2004
A report evaluating the current fire services funding arrangements and alternative funding arrangements
2006
Australian Capital Territory
- The Canberra Firestorm : Inquests and Inquiry into Four Deaths and Four Fires between 8 and 18 January 2003, ACT
Coroner Doogan's inquest into the deaths of Mrs Dorothy McGrath, Mrs Alison Tener, Mr Peter Brooke and Mr Douglas Fraser as a result of the the January 2003 Canberra bushfires.
2007
Western Australia
- Inquest into the deaths of Trevor George Murley, Lewis Kenneth Bedford and Robert Wayne Taylor, WA Boorabbin Fire, 2007
The 2009 record of investigation into the deaths at the Boorabbin Fire as a result of combined effects of smoke inhalation and burns.
2008
Victoria
- Inquiry into the Impact of Public Land Management Practices on Bushfires in Victoria, June 2008
A report of the Environment and Natural Resources Committee, examines the impact of public land management practices on the frequency, scale and intensity of bushfires in Victoria.
2009
Victoria
- 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission
The 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission was established on 16 February 2009 to investigate the causes and responses to the bushfires which swept through parts of Victoria in late January and February 2009.
Western Australia
- Bridgetown Complex Post Incident Analysis (WA), 2009
This PIA addresses the period from Thursday 15th January to Tuesday 20th January 2009 and incorporates three fires that occurred during that time and were managed as a complex of fires. The fires involved are Blackwood Fire 23 (Peninsula Fire), Blackwood Fire 24 (Hester Fire) and Blackwood Fire 26(Ferndale Fire). - Review of Western Australia’s Bushfire Preparedness (WA), April 2009
On 12 February 2009, in light of the Victorian event, the Premier requested the Director General, Department of the Premier and Cabinet, to undertake a review of Western Australia‘s bushfire preparedness and to report to Cabinet on the findings - Major Incident Review of Toodyay Fire December 2009, WA - Final Report
The Fire & Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (FESA) commissioned a Major Incident Review(MIR) of the Toodyay Bushfires of 29 December 2009. Noetic Solutions Pty Ltd (Noetic) was contracted by FESA to undertake this Review.
2010
Western Australia
- A Review of the Ability of the Department of Environment and Conservation Western Australia to Manage Major Fires (WA), 2010
A bushfire near Boorabbin in Western Australia in December 2007 resulted in the loss of three lives. Subsequently, the W.A. Coroner recommended that a review be conducted of the ability of the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) to manage major fires. In March 2010 the Minister for Environment commissioned the Chief Officer of the South Australian Country Fire Service to undertake a review.
Nationwide
- The incidence of bushfires across Australia. Senate Select Committee on Agriculture and Related Industries, 2010.
In this report the committee considers the underlying policy areas in which the Commonwealth can realistically take greater responsibility for bushfire management, to help responsible agencies and at-risk communities reduce the incidence and effects of catastrophic bushfires.
2011
Queensland
- Management of Rural Fire Services in Queensland, 2011
The focus of the audit was on the Rural Operations division of QFRS, including the head office in Brisbane, regional and area offices and RFBs.
Victoria
- Fire Services Commissioner review of Community Bushfire Warnings, Victoria, 2011
Consultants Molino Stewart Pty Ltd conducted a review for Fire Services Commissioner – Victoria to gather data and evidence of best practice in order to identify and introduce improvements that ensure the community bushfire warnings system delivers the best possible outcome to the community. - Review of the February 2011 Tostaree Fire, Victoria
The Tostaree fire was the most significant bushfire experienced in the 2010-11 Victorian fire season and since the February 2009 fires. The fire tested many elements of these new arrangements in the 2009 Victorian Command and Control Arrangements.
Western Australia
- Major Incident Review: Lake Clifton, Red Hill and Roleystone Fires 2011.(WA)
The Major Incident Review (MIR) was commissioned by the Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia (FESA) to identify strengths and weakness in the operational response to three major bushfires in January and February 2011. - Inquiry - Perth Hills Bushfire 2011 - A Shared Responsibility report
The inquiry was conducted by Mr Mick Keelty APM AO. The inquiry had regard to all aspects of bushfire risk management in the Perth hills area. - The Margaret River Bushfire Review, 2011
Following the Margaret River bushfire of November 2011, the Government commissioned Mr Mick Keelty AO to examine and report on the causes of the fire. 'Appreciating the Risk: Report of the Special Inquiry into the November 2011 Margaret River Bushfire' was tabled in Parliament on 23 February 2012 and, in addition to accepting all of the recommendations, the Government announced additional measures to improve bushfire risk management. - Post Incident Analysis for Blackwood Fire 8 –Ellensbrook- Gnarabup, 23/24 November 2011 (WA)
On the morning of the 23 November 2011, two fires in the same region of Western Australia escaped containment lines of prescribed burns conducted by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC). Together, these fires are referred to as Blackwood Fire 8. - Post Incident Analysis for Blackwood Fire 11 –Milyeannup-Sollya, 23 November TO 5 December, 2011 (WA)
On 23 November 2011, the Milyeannup-Sollya fire, referred to as Blackwood Fire 11 escaped from a prescribed burn conducted by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC). After the fire’s escape, it burned over 50 000 hectares before being extinguished on 5 December 2011. The Department of Premier and Cabinet commissioned Noetic Solutions Pty Limited (Noetic) to conduct a Post-Incident Analysis of the fire - Western Australia's Readiness for the 2011-12 Bushfire Season, 2011
The Committee began this Inquiry after the community discussion which followed the tabling in Parliament of A Shared Responsibility: Perth Hills Bushfires February 2011 Review. It was concerned to report to Parliament before the beginning of the 2011-12 bushfire season as to whether the main State agencies were better prepared than during last year’s season, and on how many of the Keelty Report’s 55 recommendations have been implemented.
2012
Western Australia
- Major Incidence Review Black Cat Creek Fire, 2012 (WA)
A Major Incident Review (MIR) for the Black Cat Creek Fire that occurred on the 12 October 2012 in the Local Government district of Albany, Western Australia was initiated by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services in partnership with the City of Albany and the Department of Parks and Wildlife, formerly the Department of Environment and Conservation.
2013
New South Wales
- 2013 Commission of Inquiry Report into the Fire at Marrangaroo Training Area
Chief of the Defence Force - Blue Mountains Bushfire Recovery Co-ordinator's Report,(NSW), 2013
On the afternoon of October 17, 2013, under the influence of severe weather conditions, a serious bushfire broke out in the Lower Blue Mountains (Winmalee) and Mt. Victoria in the Upper Blue Mountains as well as at several locations along the Bells Line of Road. This is Phil Koperberg's report. - 2013 Wambelong fire inquiry
This inquiry was established on 14 November 2013, to report on the causes and management of the Wambelong fire within and adjacent to the Warrumbungle National Park in January 2013. - ATSB Report 2013 In-flight breakup PZL Mielec M18A Dromader water bombing aircraft, Ulladulla NSW
On 24 October 2013, the pilot of a modified PZL Mielec M18A Dromader, registered VH-TZJ, was conducting a firebombing mission about 37 km west of Ulladulla, New South Wales. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was fatally injured.
Queensland
- The Malone Review into the Rural Fire Service (QLD), 2013
The scope of this Review was to make recommendations for rural fire services in Queensland that bring greater autonomy for rural fire brigades, greater efficiency within the Rural Fire Service and less red tape, while limiting risks for staff and the community.
Tasmania
- 2013 Tasmanian Bushfires Inquiry
The Tasmanian Bushfires Inquiry was established to inquire into the fires, with a focus on three fires known as the Forcett, Bicheno and Lake Repulse fires. - AFAC Audit-Review The Tasmania Fires of January 2013
In early January 2013, at a time of record-breaking temperatures across the Australian continent and in Tasmania, multiple bushfires broke out in the period 3-5 January.The Tasmania Fire Service invited AFAC to carry out a review of the management of these fires, and a small team of senior staff from interstate fire agencies, supported by the AFAC office in Melbourne, prepared this Audit-Review document in February to April 2013.
Victoria
- 2013 Harrietville Fire, Victoria Report to the Minister for Police and Emergency Services
On 21 January 2013 in Victoria, a lightning strike at Smoko on the Northwest Spur in the Alpine National Park ignited what has now come to be known as the 'Harrietville fire'. The Harrietville fire burnt 37 000 ha in the Alpine region and was contained on 27 February 2013.
2014
Queensland
- Bushfire prevention and preparedness, Report 10 : 2014–15, Queensland
This review focuses on the recommendations from the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission, the Malone Review into Rural Fire Services in Queensland 2013 and the Police and Community Safety Review 2013 that are relevant to Queensland's bushfire preparedness.
Victoria
- Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry Report, 2014, Victoria
On 9 February 2014, a fire took hold in the Hazelwood Coal Mine. The Hazelwood mine fire constituted two emergencies: a major complex fire emergency and a serious public health emergency.
Western Australia
- Parkerville Stoneville Mt Helena Bushfire Review, Western Australia, 2014
The Parkerville Stoneville Mt Helena Fire started at approximately 11:00 am on Sunday 12 January 2014 after a power pole on a Granite Road property fell causing sparking and ignition of vegetation.
2015
South Australia
- November 2015 South Australia Pinery Fires, July 2017 - Noetic Project Pinery Fire Recovery Final Report.
On 25 November 2015, the Pinery fire burnt more than 82,500 hectares across South Australia’s mid-north. Insurance losses from the fire exceeded $75 million, with 91 homes, more than 400 farm structures and thousands of livestock destroyed. During the fire, two people lost their lives.
Victoria
- 2015 Lancefield-Cobaw fire investigation - outcome
The Lancefield--‐Cobaw Croziers Track planned burn was conducted in the Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria in Spring 2015. It breached containment lines and an independent investigation was held. - December 2015 Wye River/Separation Creek post-bushfire building survey findings - CSIRO Report EP16924.
On 19 December 2015, lightning ignited a bushfire in the Otway Ranges National Park near Lorne. Over 100 houses were lost in the Wye River and Separation Creek Region. Following the Wye River fire event the CFA commissioned CSIRO to perform a review and commentary of surviving and destroyed houses in Wye River and Separation Creek with the aim of identifying factors that led to the loss, damage and survival of houses and to illustrate these factors by citing examples from the fire footprint. - 2015 Review of the initial response to the 2015 Wye River - Jamieson Track fire, Inspector-General of Emergency Management.
Between 19 December 2015 and 21 January 2016, the bushfire that became known as the Wye River – Jamieson Track fire burned 2500 ha in the Otway Ranges in the Lorne-Wye River region. By the end of 25 December, the fire had destroyed 98 houses in Wye River and 18 in Separation Creek. On 5 January 2016 the Minister for Emergency Services requested the Inspector-General for Emergency Management (IGEM) report on the learnings to date from the Wye River – Jamieson Track fire.
Western Australia
- Major Incident Review of the Esperance district fires, WA, 2015
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) engaged the Nous Group (Nous) to conduct anindependent major incident review (MIR) of the Esperance district fires, including the Cascades, Merivale and Cape Arid complex fires, which occurred in November 2015. - Major Incident Review of the Lower Hotham and O’Sullivan Fires, WA, 2015
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) engaged the Nous Group (Nous) to conduct an independent major incident review (MIR) of the Lower Hotham and O’Sullivan bushfires occurring in January and February of 2015, WA. The response to these incidents was jointly managed by DFES, the Department of Parks and Wildlife (P&W) and Local Government resources. - AFAC Independent Operational Audit South Australian Fires of January 2015
The SACFS invited AFAC to conduct an Independent Operational Audit (IOA) of the management of these fires. A small team of senior officers from interstate fire agencies, supported by the AFAC office, prepared this document between February and March 2015.
2016
Tasmania
- Responses to, and lessons learnt from, the January and February 2016 bushfires in remote Tasmanian wilderness.
An inquiry referred to by the Australian Senate to the Environment and Communications References Committee into the response to recent fire in the remote Tasmanian wilderness affecting the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area and the lessons learnt from those fires. - 2016 Inquiry into the State Fire Commission, Tasmania.
- AFAC independent operational review : a review of the management of the Tasmanian fires of January 2016.
This Review was requested by the Tasmanian fire agencies, namely Tasmania Fire Service (TFS), the Parks and Wildlife Service (PWS) and Forestry Tasmania (FT). It has been conducted on a non-statutory basis, with no formal powers of compulsion of witnesses or documents.
Victoria
- 2016 Inquiry into the CFA Training College at Fiskville.
The final report on the Inquiry into the Country Fire Authority’s Training College at Fiskville contains 31 recommendations. - 2016 Inquiry into Fire Season Preparedness, Parliament of Victoria.
On 3 May 2016 the Parliament of Victoria Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee resolved to undertake an inquiry as a self‑reference on the preparation and planning for fire seasons in Victoria.
Western Australia
- 2016 Waroona Bushfire Special Inquiry, Western Australia.
The inquiry was conducted by Mr Euan Ferguson AFSM. The inquiry examined the organisation and management of the bushfire in the Waroona area in January 2016.
2017
New South Wales
- 2017 Emergency services inquiry, Parliament of NSW
This inquiry was established on 11 May 2017 to inquire into and report on emergency services agencies. The inquiry considers the policy response to bullying, harassment and discrimination in certain emergency service agencies. - Inquiry into the ‘Fire at ‘Flagview South’, Sir Ivan Dougherty Drive, Leadville February 2017
This is an Inquiry held into a fire which commenced on Saturday, 11 February 2017 on a property known as ‘Flagview South’, Sir Ivan Dougherty Drive, Leadville. The fire burnt during the worse fire weather conditions ever recorded in NSW. The fire consumed 55,372 hectares of land, destroyed 35 houses and damaged 11 others.
2018
New South Wales
- 2018 Bega Valley fires independent review, NSW Department of Justice
The independent review into the Bega Valley bushfires that occurred on 18 March 2018 was undertaken at the request of the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, the Hon Troy Grant MP, and was formally commissioned by the NSW Office of Emergency Management. - Inquiry into the fire at Reedy Swamp Tarraganda Bega/Tathra, NSW Coroners Court.
The fire that impacted on the town of Tathra and its surrounds on 18 March 2018 commenced in the electrical easement that runs in the vicinity of Reedy Swamp Road, Reedy Swamp. Thes date of findings was the 17 December 2021. - Fire and emergency services levy, November 2018, Parliament of NSW.
This inquiry was established on 22 June 2017 to inquire into and report on the funding of the fire and emergency services levy.
Queensland
- The 2018 Queensland Bushfires Review .
State of Queensland Office of the Inspector-General Emergency Management report into the effectiveness of Queensland’s disaster management system in preparing for and responding to major bushfires in November – December 2018.
2019
Queensland
- Queensland Bushfires Review 2019-20.
State of Queensland Office of the Inspector-General Emergency Management report provides observations and insights into the September 2019 bushfire events and consolidates recommendations of the 2018 Queensland Bushfires Review.
2020
New South Wales
- 2020 Physical health of police and emergency services workers in NSW, Parliament of NSW
This inquiry was self-referred on 4 March 2020 that the Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety inquire into and report on the physical health of police and emergency services workers in NSW, with particular reference to: how the physical health of police and emergency services workers impacts the performance of their duties, what the physical entry requirements for police and emergency services workers are and identifying areas for improvement, any impacts on workplace management for police and emergency services organisations; and any other related matters - 2020 NSW Bushfire Inquiry.
The NSW Government has commissioned an independent expert inquiry into the 2019-20 bushfire season to provide input to NSW ahead of the next bushfire season. - NSW Bushfire Inquiry Final Report
The final report of the independent NSW Bushfire Inquiry, which examined the causes, preparation and response to the devastating 2019-20 bushfires. - NSW Bushfires Coronial Inquiry
The State Coroner will be conducting a series of coronial inquests and inquiries relating to the 2019-20 NSW Bushfire season. The review by the State Coroner is focussing on events particular to each death and fire rather than the large scale themes extensively canvassed in other investigations already reported.
South Australia
- Independent review - South Australia 2019/20 Bushfires
The State Government has announced an independent review will be conducted into the unprecedented 2019/20 bushfire season with a focus on the Kangaroo Island and Cudlee Creek bushfires. The intent of the review is to look into South Australia's preparedness for dealing with significant bushfires and what can be done to mitigate the impact of bushfires on our communities into the future.
Victoria
- Inquiry into the 2019-20 Victorian Fire Season, IGEM
The examination of Victoria’s preparedness, response, relief and recovery concerning the 2019-20 fire season by the Inspector-General for Emergency Management. - Government Response to the Review of 10 years of reform of the emergency management sector and Inquiry into the 2019-20 Victorian fire season - Phase 1 report
The Victorian Government response commits to immediate actions in advance of the 2020-21 summer season and long-term actions, addressing all of IGEM’s recommendations.
Nationwide
- Lessons to be learned in relation to the Australian bushfire season 2019-20
Lessons to be learned in relation to the preparation and planning for, response to and recovery efforts following the 2019-20 Australian bushfire season. - Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements, 2020
The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements was established on 20 February 2020 in response to the extreme bushfire season of 2019-20 which resulted in loss of life, property and wildlife and environmental destruction. The report was tabled in Parliament on Friday, 30 October, 2020. - Background paper: Australian inquiries and reports concerning natural disasters, May 2020
The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements has, to date, identified more than 240 formal analyses completed since 1927, resulting in thousands of findings and recommendations.
2021
Western Australia
- Independent Review of the 2021 Wooroloo Bushfire
The Wooroloo Bushfire started on February 1, 2021, while Perth was under a COVID-19 lockdown. The inquiry will be led by the Australasian Fire and Emergency Services Authorities Council (AFAC).
2022
New South Wales
- 2022 Flood Inquiry
The NSW Government established an independent flood inquiry to examine and report on the causes of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from the 2022 catastrophic flood event. Professor Mary O’Kane AC and Michael Fuller APM were engaged to lead the Inquiry. - Response to major flooding across New South Wales in 2022
The select committee was established on 23 March 2022 to inquire into and report on response to major flooding across New South Wales in 2022. The select committee's inquiry is different to the NSW Government's independent flood inquiry. The purpose of the select committee's inquiry is to make recommendations to the government.
2023
New South Wales
- 2023 Audit - Natural disasters
The Audit Office of NSW report draws together the financial impact of natural disasters on agencies integral to the response and impact of natural disasters during 2021–22. - 2023 Audit - Planning and managing bushfire equipment
The Audit Office of NSW assessed the effectiveness of the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) and local councils in planning and managing equipment for bushfire prevention, mitigation, and suppression. - 2023 Audit - Bushfire recovery grants
The Bushfire Local Economic Recovery (BLER) program was created after the 2019–20 bushfires, and commits $541.8 million to bushfire affected areas in New South Wales. It is co-funded by the Commonwealth and NSW governments. The Audit Office of NSW assessed how effectively the Department of Regional NSW (the department) and Resilience NSW administered rounds one and two of the BLER program.
Australian Capital Territory
- Inquiry into the ACT environment’s bushfire preparedness
The ACT Standing Committee of Environment, Climate Change and Biodiversity will inquire and report on the ACT’s bushfire preparedness .
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