A Nation Charred: Report on the inquiry into bushfires

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EXH.160.0006 vi A NATION CHARRED 7 Fire protection..................................................................................................... 245 The structure and operation of the Australian insurance industry ....................................245 Types of insurance for protecting properties...............................................................................248 Cost of insurance..........................................................................................................................249 Recovery phase............................................................................................................................252 To insure or not to insure .............................................................................................................255 The Committee’s conclusions ..................................................................................................257 Individual preparedness............................................................................................................259 Building maintenance ...................................................................................................................260 Building design..............................................................................................................................262 Planning and building codes ........................................................................................................263 Fight or flight? ...............................................................................................................................268 Community awareness.................................................................................................................270 Property protection products and programs................................................................................272 The Committee’s conclusions ..................................................................................................272 Liability.........................................................................................................................................276 Compensation...............................................................................................................................277 Avoiding liability ............................................................................................................................279 The Committee’s conclusions ..................................................................................................281 8 Future directions for the Commonwealth: toward a national bushfire policy .................................................................................................... 283 Increased role and accountability for Commonwealth agencies in bushfire policy ........283 Research.......................................................................................................................................286 <strong>Nation</strong>al standards .....................................................................................................................287 Dissenting report ....................................................................................................... 289 Mr Michael Organ MP Additional comments ................................................................................................ 315 Hon Dick Adams MP, Deputy Chair Ms Annette Ellis MP Mr Steve Gibbons MP
EXH.160.0007 vii Mr Frank Mossfield MP Mr Gavan O’Connor MP Appendix A – The 2002–2003 fire season............................................................... 327 The link between meteorology and bushfires........................................................................327 Australia’s drought.....................................................................................................................328 Soil dryness and fire danger indexes......................................................................................329 Spread of the fires ......................................................................................................................330 <strong>Report</strong>ed losses..........................................................................................................................331 Victoria ..........................................................................................................................................331 New South Wales .........................................................................................................................331 Australian Capital Territory...........................................................................................................332 Western Australia .........................................................................................................................332 Tasmania ......................................................................................................................................332 Appendix B – List of submissions........................................................................... 333 Appendix C – List of exhibits ................................................................................... 349 Appendix D – List of public hearings ...................................................................... 355 Appendix E – <strong>Report</strong> on causal and risk factors, fuel management, including grazing, and the application of the Australian Incident Management System...................................... 369 Appendix F – <strong>Report</strong> on communication issues.................................................... 413
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House of Representatives Select Com
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3. Fuel Build-Up Curves of Main Veg
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EXH.160.0499 PREPARED BY:__________
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