20. Review of Auditor-General's Report No. 5 of 2013: Bushfire Preparedness

Whilst the terms of reference for the inquiry are the information contained within the Auditor-General's report -the Committee's inquiry is focusing specifically on: elements undermining strategic readiness for bushfire prevention and preparedness; the Farm Firewise program; and implementation of audit recommendations. The call for written submissions has closed.

The Committee has concluded its inquiry into the Audit report  and its report was tabled on 17 November 2015. The Committee’s report is available  from the Reports menu button on this webpage.

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Terms of Reference PDF (120.5 KB)
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QToN at public hearing of 9 Sept 14 (Minister for Territory and Municipal Services) PDF (802.8 KB)
QToN at public hearing of 4 Sept 14 (Minister for Police and Emergency Services) PDF (851.5 KB)
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03. Hall Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade PDF (923.2 KB)
02a. North Canberra Community Council PDF (51.6 KB)
02. North Canberra Community Council (NCCC) PDF (343.3 KB)
01 ACT Government PDF (2.0 MB)
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Public hearing(s) dated 4 September 2014 PDF (38.7 KB)
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Exhibit 6 - Bushfire CRC Fire Note: Firefighter Health and Safety, Issue 80, May 2011 PDF (2.9 MB)
Exhibit 5 - ACT Rural Fire Service Volunteer Brigades Association submission to Government (ESA Treasury Review) 2014 PDF (5.0 MB)
Exhibit 4 - Newspaper editorial—Canberra Times, 5 October 2014 PDF (341.6 KB)
Exhibit 3 - Newspaper article—Canberra Times, 5 October 2014 PDF (1.1 MB)
Exhibit 2 - ACT Government—ACT map: Duffy Bushfire prone areas PDF (1.1 MB)
Exhibit 1 - Journal article: Australian Forestry (2012) PDF (1.2 MB)
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Report 20 - Review of Auditor-General's Report No. 5 of 2013: Bushfire Preparedness PDF (1.1 MB) Word (1.9 MB)
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Government Response PDF (6.1 MB)