Health Public Hearings
Health – Terms of Reference 6
The Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry held an additional day of public hearings into term of reference 6 to hear additional expert analysis of the data.
The hearings took place on 22 October in Melbourne.
Public hearings took place in Morwell on:
- 1 September
- 2 September
- 3 September
- 9 September
- 22 October (Melbourne)
Day 1
List of witnesses appearing:
- Ron Ipsen, Voices of the Valley
- Dawn Sims, Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
- Linda Christine, Department Health and Human Services
- Professor Michael Abramson, Monash University
Health Public Hearings Day 1 Transcript
Health Public Hearings Day 1 Transcript – accessible version
Day 2
List of witnesses appearing:
- Rosemary Lester
- Associate Professor Adrian Barnett
- Dr Louisa Flander
- Professor Bruce Armstrong
- Professor Ian Gordon
Health Public Hearings Day 2 Transcript
Health Public Hearings Day 2 Transcript – accessible version
Day 3
List of witnesses appearing:
- Associate Professor Adrian Barnett
- Dr Louisa Flander
- Professor Bruce Armstrong
- Professor Ian Gordon
Health Public Hearings Day 3 Transcript
Health Public Hearings Day 3 Transcript – accessible version
Day 4
Closing submissions were made Wednesday 9 September 2015 at Kernot Hall, Morwell.
Health Public Hearings Day 4 Transcript
Health Public Hearings Day 4 Transcript – accessible version
Health Public Hearings – Closing Submissions of Counsel Assisting the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry
Health Public Hearings – Closing Submissions Voices of the Valley
Health Public Hearings – Closing Submissions GDFSAE
Health Public Hearings – Closing Submissions Rosemary Lester
Day 5
List of witnesses appearing:
- Associate Professor Adrian Barnett
- Dr Louisa Flander
- Professor Bruce Armstrong
- Professor Ian Gordon
- Dr Fay Johnston
- Dr Phillip McCloud
Health Public Hearings Day 5 Transcript
Health Public Hearings Day 5 Transcript – accessible version
Practice direction below:
- Terms of Reference 6 Practice Direction
- Terms of Reference 6 Practice Direction – accessible version
Public hearings will be held in relation to Health Improvements (Terms of Reference 7) from 28 September to 1 October.
No: 9
Draft “Review of “Analysis of death data during the Morwell mine fire,” A. Barnett, working paper, unpublished (2014, Queensland University of Technology) and “An updated analysis of death data during the Morwell mine fire,” A. Barnett, working paper, unpublished (2015, Queensland University of Technology)” report dated 13 March 2015 (2:30pm)
No: 10
Draft “Review of “Analysis of death data during the Morwell mine fire,” A. Barnett, working paper, unpublished (2014, Queensland University of technology) and “An updated analysis of death data during the Morwell mine fire,” A. Barnett, working paper, unpublished (2015, Queensland University of technology)” report 8 April 2015 (11.28am)
No: 13
Bundle of draft “Age-standardised mortality and cause of death in the Latrobe Valley at the time of (and five years prior to) the Hazelwood coalmine fire in Morwell, Victoria)” reports dated 22 May 2015; 30 May 2015 and 31 May 2015
No: 17
Draft “Review of Birth Deaths & Marriages Victoria (BDMV) mortality data for the Latrobe Valley and the time of the Hazelwood coal mine fire in Morwell” report dated 19 September 2014
No: 18
Draft “Review of Birth Deaths & Marriages Victoria (BDMV) mortality data for the Latrobe Valley and the time of the Hazelwood coal mine fire in Morwell” report dated 23 September 2014 (11.36am)
No: 19
Draft “Review of Birth Deaths & Marriages Victoria (BDMV) mortality data for the Latrobe Valley and the time of the Hazelwood coal mine fire in Morwell” report dated 23 September 2014 (1.30pm)
No: 20
Draft “Review of Birth Deaths & Marriages Victoria (BDMV) mortality data for the Latrobe Valley and the time of the Hazelwood coal mine fire in Morwell” report dated 26 September 2014 (4.30pm)
No: 21
Report of Dr Louisa Flander dated 16 September 2014 “Review of Birth Deaths & Marriages Victoria (BDMV) mortality data for the Latrobe Valley and the time of the Hazelwood coal mine fire in Morwell”
No: 22
Report of Dr Louisa Flander dated 28 April 2015 “Review of “Analysis of death data during the Morwell mine fire,” A. Barnett, working paper, unpublished (2014, Queensland University of technology) and “An updated analysis of death data during the Morwell mine fire,” A. Barnett, working paper, unpublished (2015, Queensland University of technology)”
No: 23
Report of Dr Louisa Flander dated 4 June 2015 “Age-standardised mortality and cause of death in the Latrobe Valley at the time of (and five years prior to) the Hazelwood coalmine fire in Morwell, Victoria)”
No: 26
Report of Assoc. Prof Barnett dated September 2014 “Analysis of death data during the Morwell mine fire”
No: 27
Report of Assoc. Prof Barnett dated December 2014 “An updated analysis of death data during the Morwell mine fire”
No: 28
Expert report of Prof. Bruce Armstrong “Expert assessment and advice regarding mortality information as it relates to the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry Terms of Reference – Final report”
No: 29
Report of Prof Ian Gordon dated 11 August 2015 “Commentary on the Hazelwood mine fire and possible contribution to deaths”
No: 30
Joint expert report of Armstrong, Barnett, Flander and Gordon dated 31 August 2015
No: 34
Letter from Coroner to the Board of Inquiry dated 15 July 2015 and 22 July 2015
No: 35
Letter from VGSO to Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry dated 9 July 2015 Morwell deaths enquiry 2015
No: 41
Victorian Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages data extracted 8 October 2015
No files found.
No: 42
Report of A Barnett, Analysis of daily death data during the Hazelwood mine fire dated September 2015
No: 43
Report of A Barnett, Analysis of daily death data during the Hazelwood mine fire dated 25 September 2015
No: 44
Report of A Barnett, Analysis of daily death data during the Hazelwood mine fire dated 9 October 2015
No: 46
Report F Johnston dated 18 October 2015 and email F Johnston to J Stansen dated 18.10.15 at 9:50pm, email J Stansen to experts dated 19.10.15 at 10:09am and email J Stansen to E Heffernan dated 19.10.15 at 10:11am
No: 53
Summary of total recorded deaths by postcode of usual place of residence in eight postcode areas in the period 9 February – 25 March in the years 2009 – 2015 as per Births, Deaths and Marriages (BD&M) mortality data received from the Board on 8 October 2015
No: 54
Summary of daily deaths recorded by postcode of usual place of residence in four postcode areas in the period 9 February –26 March 2014 as per Births, Deaths and Marriages (BD&M) mortality data received from the Board on 8 October 2015
No: 55
Map prepared by King & Wood Mallesons overlaying CSIRO Mine Fire air pollution modelling with postcode boundaries determined in reference to Australian Statistical Geography Standard
No: 56
Map prepared by King & Wood Mallesons overlaying CSIRO Mine Fire air pollution modelling with postcode boundaries determined in reference to municipal suburb boundaries
No: 57
Joint Expert report of Professor Armstrong, Professor Gordon, Associate Professor Barnett, Dr Flander, Dr McCloud and Dr Johnston dated 19.10.15
No: 59
Further Supplementary Statement of Dr Rosemary Lester dated 28.9.15 and letter from Perry Maddocks Trollope to the Inquiry dated 28.9.15 and two letters from the Inquiry to Perry Maddocks Trollope dated 18.9.15 and 29.9.15
No: 60
Report of A Barnett, Analysis of daily death data during the Hazelwood mine fire dated 7 October 2015
No: 46a
Email J Stansen to all parties dated 19.10.15 enclosing joint expert report dated 19.10.15
No files found.
No: 45a
Email J Stansen to all parties dated 18.10.15 at 11:50am, email J Stansen to all parties 18.10.15 at 11:52am and email J Stansen to all parties dated 18.10.15 at 11:55am
No files found.