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Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements :
28 October 2020. "The Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements was established on 20 February 2020 in response to the extreme bushfire season of 2019-2020 which resulted in devastating loss of life, property and wildlife, and environmental destruction across the nation. The Letters Patent for the Royal Commission set out the terms of reference and formally appoint Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin AC (Retd), the Honourable Dr Annabelle Bennett AC SC and Professor Andrew Macintosh as Royal Commissioners" -- Title page. "Although born out of the 2019-2020 bushfires, this Royal Commission did not focus solely on that natural disaster. We also looked at natural disasters more generally - that is, naturally occurring, rapid onset events that cause serious disruption to a community or region, such as floods, bushfires, earthquakes, storms, cyclones, storm surges, landslides and tsunami. Our task was to consider national natural disaster coordination arrangements. It required us to look to the future. A future where such events will, regrettably, be more frequent and more severe. Consecutive and compounding natural disasters will place increasing stress on existing emergency management arrangements... Our report focuses on broader questions of national arrangements and responsibilities in relation to all phases of natural disasters - before, during and after. Our inquiry required us to consider whether these existing arrangements are as effective as they can be in a future of more frequent, more severe, compounding natural disasters.... Achieving an effective national approach to natural disasters requires a clear, robust and accountable system capable of both providing a comprehensive understanding of, and responding to, the aggregated risks associated with mitigation, preparation for, response to and recovery from natural disasters" -- from Foreword. Volume 1. Report -- Volume 2. Appendicies. Volume 1. Foreword -- Overview -- List of recommendations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Natural disaster risk -- 3. National coordination arrangements -- 4. Supporting better decisions -- 5. Declaration of national emergency -- 6. National emergency response capability -- 7. Role of the Australian Defence Force -- 8. National aerial firefighting capabilities and arrangements -- 9. Essential services -- 10. Community education -- 11. Emergency planning -- 12. Evacuation planning and shelters -- 13. Emergency information and warnings -- 14. Air quality -- 15. Health -- 16. Wildlife and heritage -- 17. Public and private land management -- 18. Indigenous land and fire management -- 19. Land-use planning and building regulation -- 20. Insurance -- 21. Coordinating relief and recovery -- 22. Delivery of recovery services and financial assistance -- 23. National research and emerging technology -- 24. Assurance and accountability -- Endnotes. 2022.019-020

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