ACT Multi Hazard Advisory Council

What we do

The ACT Multi-Hazard Advisory Council is established by the Emergencies Act 2004.

It advises the Minister for Fire and Emergency Services and Commissioner, ACT Emergency Services Agency on matters relating to natural hazards.

Members of the council have skills and experience in the following areas:

• Fire management - including fire science, land planning, urban and rural firefighting
• Emergency management - including natural hazard planning and response
• Indigenous land management
• Rural land management
• Representation of community interest in the environment
• Storm and flood events and the response of the ACT Emergency Service and agencies

For more detailed information, see sections 127 to 135 of the Emergencies Act 2004.

The ACT Multi Hazard Advisory Council was established in December 2021. Before this it was known as the ACT Bushfire Council.

Our members

• Dr Sally Troy - Chair
• Mr Dylan Kendall
• Mrs Nina Allen
• Dr Tony Bartlett
• Mr John Brickhill
• Mr Len Morris
• Mr Stephen Mudford
• Ms Asha Naznin
• Ms Kylee Shea
• Ms Nicola Smillie
• Dr Marta Yebra
• Mr Matthew Harper

Terms of reference

Terms of reference for Multi-Hazard Advisory Council [PDF 210kB]: guides committee membership and outlines how we plan to achieve our goals.

Publications

Documents from 2021 onwards, including:

• minutes and latest communique from committee meetings
• annual reports
• advice and reports to government
• government responses.

View Multi-Hazard Advisory Council publications.

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