Final report
The final report of the Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry was provided to the Premier and Minister for Reconstruction, and publicly released, on 16 March 2012.
Material the Commissioner relied on to make the findings and recommendations in the final report is available at:
Closing submissions from counsel assisting the Inquiry, and from the parties with leave to appear on issues relating to the operation of Wivenhoe Dam, are available here.
Download the Queensland Floods Commission of Inquiry final report:
Full Report (PDF, 12197.71 KB)
- Letter of transmittal (PDF, 197.37 KB)
- Table of contents (PDF, 152.59 KB)
- Final report recommendations (PDF, 320.4 KB)
- Preface and Chapter 1 – Introduction (PDF, 377.84 KB)
- Chapter 2 – Floodplain management (PDF, 866.22 KB)
- Chapter 3 – Planning framework (PDF, 295 KB)
- Chapter 4 – State planning instruments (PDF, 362.98 KB)
- Chapter 5 – Local planning instruments (PDF, 448.52 KB)
- Chapter 6 – Satellite planning systems (PDF, 297.59 KB)
- Chapter 7 – Development and flood considerations (PDF, 929.82 KB)
- Chapter 8 – Development assessment in practice (PDF, 1092.39 KB)
- Chapter 9 – Building controls (PDF, 315.88 KB)
- Chapter 10 – Essential services (PDF, 1128.82 KB)
- Chapter 11 – Buy-backs and land swaps (PDF, 348.24 KB)
- Chapter 12 – Performance of private insurers (PDF, 1963.98 KB)
- Chapter 13 – Mining (PDF, 957.8 KB)
- Chapter 14 – Flood-related deaths (PDF, 336.99 KB)
- Chapter 15 – Emergency response and other interim report issues (PDF, 633.18 KB)
- Chapter 16 – Operation of Wivenhoe and Somerset dams (PDF, 1519.79 KB)
- Chapter 17 – Other dam issues (PDF, 1028.48 KB)
- Appendix 1 – Terms of Reference (PDF, 1019.89 KB)
- Appendix 2 – Leave to appear (PDF, 88.25 KB)
- Appendix 3 – Interim Report recommendations (PDF, 148.38 KB)
- Appendix 4 – List of staff at the Commission (PDF, 63.06 KB)
- Appendix 5 – List of experts engaged by the Commission (PDF, 61.91 KB)
- Appendix 6 – Glossary (PDF, 141.74 KB)
- Covers (PDF, 2027.53 KB)