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The Victorian Bushfire Royal Commission Final Report (2010)

The report was delivered to Victorian Governor David de Krester on 31 July 2010, with Premier John Brumby releasing the report to the public after receiving it from the Governor.

The final report is the culmination of an extensive period of inquiry into the causes of and responses to bushfires which swept through parts of Victoria in late January and February 2009, claiming 173 lives on Black Saturday.

Victoria Bushfires Royal Commission Final Report (Summary), 31 July 2010 (PDF, 2.5 MB)

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The Royal Commission, chaired by Hon. Bernard Teague, and assisted by Commissioners Ron McLeod and Susan Pascoe, was established on 16 February 2009, nine days after the Black Saturday fires, one of Australia’s worst ever natural disasters.

Public hearings began on 20 April 2009, with the Commission hearing from 434 witnesses over 155 hearing days before concluding on 27 May 2010.

Witnesses included two expert panels and 100 ‘lay’ witnesses drawn from bushfire-affected communities. Almost 1,700 written submissions were considered by the Commission, close to 1,000 exhibits tendered and 20,500 pages of written transcripts produced.

Premier John Brumby has said he’ll consult for ‘two or three weeks’ before announcing whether he’ll commit to recommendations.

The Victorian Legislative Assembly is expected to consider the report on the first available sitting day – Tuesday 10 August.

Source: www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/07/30/2968719.htm?site=ballarat

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