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Terms of Reference
List of Recommendations
Chapter 1—Introduction and overview of the 2019-20 bushfire season
Referral
Conduct of the inquiry
The 2019–20 bushfire season
The impact of climate change
The extreme nature of the fires
Longer bushfire seasons
Scope of interim report
Chapter 2—Disaster management frameworks
Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements
Existing disaster management frameworks
Emergency Management Australia
Disaster management arrangements during the 2019–20 bushfire season
National Bushfire Recovery Agency
Disaster recovery funding
Committee views
Chapter 3—Government action and hazard reduction
Warnings of elevated bushfire risk
Briefings provided to the Executive
Hazard reduction and bushfire mitigation
Committee views
Chapter 4—Human health impacts of the fires
Physical health impacts
Mental health impacts
Committee views
Chapter 5—Wildlife impacts of the fires
Loss of biodiversity, wildlife and livestock
Environment and wildlife recovery
Funding for the environment and wildlife recovery
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999
Committee views
Chapter 6—National aerial firefighting capacity
Australia's aerial firefighting fleet
Funding of the aerial firefighting fleet
Leasing of the aerial firefighting fleet
The need for a sovereign fleet
Committee views and recommendations
Chapter 7—Insurance impacts of fires
The cost of natural disasters
The role of insurance in natural disasters
Approaches of insurance companies to climate change and climate
Investing in disaster mitigation
Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's supervision of the insurance industry
The affordability of insurance
Emergency services funding
Committee views and recommendations
Chapter 8—Communications
Effective and coordinated emergency communication
The role of radio broadcasts during bushfire emergencies
Challenges of broadcasting during emergencies and natural disasters
Other suggestions for improvement
Adequacy of existing emergency information systems
Resilience of communication facilities and network infrastructure
Committee views and recommendations
Chapter 9—The 2020-21 bushfire season and future analysis
The 2020-21 bushfire season
Recovery efforts
Ongoing mitigation efforts
Future reports
Coalition Senators Dissenting Report
Additional Comments - Australian Greens
Evidence to the committee on emissions and bushfires
The Parliament should declare a climate emergency
Additional Comments - Senator Malcolm Roberts
Appendix 1—Submissions and additional information received by the committee
Appendix 2—Public hearings