Submissions are invited from the public into the Tasmanian Government’s review of the statewide floods in June, and the more recent floods in Huonville.
Former Auditor-General Mr Mike Blake is leading a formal, independent review into the flood events.
The review will consider all aspects of the flood event, and input is being sought from stakeholders and the public.
Submissions are now invited that address concerns or issues in relation to the review’s terms of reference, which are:
• The effectiveness of the strategies, preparedness and plans related to managing flood risk in Tasmania that were in place prior to the June 2016 floods occurring; including existing and potential levee systems.
• Community preparation, resilience and awareness, including awareness of insurance matters, relating to major flood events in Tasmania.
• The causes of the floods which were active in Tasmania over the period 4 – 7 June 2016 including cloud-seeding, State-wide water storage management and debris management.
• The use and efficacy of forecasting, community alerts, warnings and public information by authorities in responding to flood events.
• The effectiveness of transition from response to recovery in the week following the June floods; including capacity and priorities for infrastructure repair, and immediate assistance payments.
• Consideration of the detrimental environmental effects of the flooding upon the landscape, and what effective mitigation measures may be necessary to avoid similar events.
• And any other matters relevant to the terms of reference.Submissions can be sent to Brian Edmonds, of the Flood Review team, at [email protected] by Friday 11 November 2016.
Submissions will be assumed to be public documents unless otherwise requested.
Mike Blake, Head of Independent Review of Flood Events
