Appendix B - Bushfire Hazard Assessment · MCU26/0099

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                      Figure 1. Aerial view of subject allotment (image obtained from Google Satellite)




     2. BUSHFIRE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

2.1. Legislative context

This bushfire assessment is required to comply with relevant development-related legislation per the state of
Queensland and as such has been prepared in accordance with Queensland State Planning Policy (July
2017), the Australian Standard AS3959–2018 Construction of Buildings in Bushfire-prone Areas (Standards
Australia 2018), and the National Construction Codes Series—Building Codes of Australia (BCA) (ABCB
2022). Further information on these can be found below.

2.2. State Planning Policy (July 2017)

The purpose of the State Planning Policy (SPP) is to guide State and Local governments in development
considerations and land-use planning. ‘Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience’ forms part of the SPP, the
State’s interest is to ensure that natural hazards are properly considered in all levels of the planning system.
This includes the avoidance of natural hazard areas or the mitigation of risks to an acceptable or tolerable
level. The SPP is supported by the SPP State interest guideline – Natural hazards, risk and resilience (April
2016) and Technical reference guide – Bushfire Resilient Communities (October 2019) which identify the
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