Royal Commission

Bushfires Royal Commission right to focus on risk management

19 Aug 2009, 4.22 PM
Bushfires Royal Commission right to focus on risk management

Improvements in risk management processes can and should be made to avert the next bushfire catastrophe, says Dr Les Coleman, in the wake of the release of the bushfires Royal Commission interim report.  "It comes back to looking at the risks, putting in place mechanisms to try and reduce those risks ahead of time, and recognising that when these extreme events start to unfold, its really beyond anyone's physical resources to handle every part of it."