What are the key considerations?

Clause 13.02-1S requires strategic planning and decision making to:

• prioritise the protection of human life
• consider the landscape risk; development should be directed to lower risk locations and avoided in areas where there is an extreme bushfire risk
• consider the effect of the proposal on bushfire risk and whether bushfire risk has been adequately addressed
• consider alternate locations for development where the bushfire risk may be less or can be reduced through appropriate bushfire protection measures
• consider the availability and accessibility of safe areas
• consider the views of the relevant fire authority
• consider whether the minimum radiant heat exposure benchmarks can be met
• consider bushfire protection measures for the proposal and their effect on bushfire risk
• consider any significant biodiversity values that need to be considered, what effects any risk mitigation will have and if the outcomes are acceptable.