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Bush Fire Control in NSW - Commentary on the Cabinet Committee on Bush Fire Management and Control Interim Report

Bush Fire Control in NSW - Commentary on the Cabinet Committee on Bush Fire Management and Control Interim Report

Advice on legislation or legal policy issues contained in this paper is provided for use in parliamentary debate and for related parliamentary purposes. This paper is not professional legal opinion.
Briefing Paper No. 08/1994 by Rebekah Jenkin

As a result of the January 1994 bush fires, the New South Wales Government convened a special cabinet committee to inquire into matters pertaining to bush fire management and control. The Cabinet Committee has produced an interim report containing 30 recommendations concerning bush fire management and control. This paper outlines those recommendations, discusses their origin and content and examines how the recommendations would change various aspects of bush fire management and control when compared to the current situation. 

The paper commences with a brief section outlining the background to the legislative and administrative framework of bush fire control in New South Wales. Each recommendation of the Cabinet Committee Interim Report is then discussed in turn.

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.