| The UTS Centre for Local Government is offering a 5 day program to enhance understanding and skills for assessing bushfire attack levels and controlling development and building in bushfire prone areas. This seminar is supported and endorsed by the Tasmania Fire Service. | |
| Venue | Tasmanian Fire Service Cambridge Complex Cambridge, |
| Date | 5 - 9 March 2012 |
| Event Contact | Mark Chladil - Tasmania Fire Service |
| Contact Phone | 6230 8615 |
| Contact Email | markc@fire.tas.gov.au |
This course is designed to provide building, planning and development professionals, particularly those working in local government and private practice, with the necessary skills and understanding to apply the relevant requirements of the Building Act 2000, Building Regulations 2004, Building Code of Australia / National Construction Code, AS 3959: Construction in Bushfire Prone Areas and Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993.
The devastating bushfires of 7 February 2009 again highlighted the importance of ensuring that development in bushfire prone areas is carefully planned and controlled to maximise safety. This was given a high priority by the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission in its final report of 31 July 2010.
It is essential that professionals involved in this area have a thorough grasp of both the legislation and planning and design principles involved, as well as an understanding of related aspects of bushfire behaviour and management. This is required not only to produce quality outcomes for residents but also to help protect local councils, relevant building surveyors and assessors against claims of negligence in exercising their development control functions.
The course will be of value to planners, building surveyors, subdivision engineers, bushfire control personnel, architects and others responsible for the design and control of planning and/or building approvals. The course is based on a program that has operated successfully in New South Wales and Victoria and which has been reworked to address the Tasmanian context and the recommendations of the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission.
