The issues raised by the Black Summer fires require major reform and will be challenging to fit into the bushfire royal commission's timeframe,experts warn,despite the two-month extension of its reporting deadline.
The bushfire royal commission has been extended by two months,taking its reporting deadline to October 28.
There are strong hopes the twin inquiries into NSW's horrific summer bushfires will bring change.
Rob Rogers had his appointment extended indefinitely on Thursday despite the NSW Bushfire Inquiry and the Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements having yet to release their findings.
The Berejiklian government has praised the new commissioner's preparation for the upcoming season as the reason for his extended appointment.
The NSW Rural Fire Service warns firefighting preparations for the coming season could be severely undermined by the coronavirus threat,with potentially hundreds of volunteers at risk at any one time from the virus.
Former NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons made his first appearance before the bushfire royal commission on its 23rd day of public hearings.
Several senior fire experts have said they are surprised the commission waited so long to ask the person who led the main operations during the 2019-20 fire season to attend.
The bushfire royal commission has pressed NSW officials on lessons learnt from previous disasters in the state and queried why the incoming Resilience NSW boss,Shane Fitzsimmons,did not get a formal handover report.
Planning and property laws aren’t fit to manage the growing threats to property,the bushfire royal commission heard on Wednesday.
Australia is fighting a climate war which demands a military-style national response,the bushfire and natural disaster royal commission has heard.