ACE Radio Broadcasters Pty Ltd
Represented by Lamplugh McIntosh Lawyers
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1, 2, 3, 10
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Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council
Represented by Brett Murphy, Internal Counsel
Counsel: Mandy Fox
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2—preparation and planning in relation to stay or go; building in bushfire-prone areas; use of fire shelters/refuges; community warnings; bushfires and use of vehicles; prescribed burning
3—response to fires, including AIIMS ICS; volunteerism in emergency management; agency interoperability
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Represented by Mr Jonathan Duhs, Senior Lawyer, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Counsel: Jeremy Ruskin QC and Jamie Gorton
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1, 2, 6, 9, 10
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Australian Institute of Architects Victoria
General Counsel: Richard Barton
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6, 7, 8
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Australian Workers Union
Represented by Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
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1, 2, 3
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Christine Nixon
Initially represented by the Victorian Government Solicitor, then represented by Russell Kennedy
Counsel: Jim Kennan QC and Michael Croucher
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1, 2, 3, 9, 10
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Commonwealth of Australia
Represented by the Australian Government Solicitor
Counsel: Fiona McLeod SC, Jane Treleaven and Lindy Barrett
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Unconditional leave
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CSIRO
Represented by Mae Gan, CSIRO In-house Counsel
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1, 2, 6, 8
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Electrix
Represented by Clayton Utz
Counsel: Samuel R Horgan SC
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1, 2, 4—insofar as they related to the Western District fires and systemic problems with electricity
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Housing Industry Association
Represented by Glenn Simpson, Housing Industry Association
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6, 7, 8
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Insurance Council of Australia
Represented by Allens Arthur Robinson
Counsel: Wendy Harris
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6, 7, 8
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Loy Yang Power
Represented by Holding Redlich
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1, 2, 4—insofar as they related to the Churchill fire
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Master Builders Association of Victoria
Represented by Angelo Simonetto, In-house Counsel
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6, 7, 8
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Municipal Association of Victoria (77 Councils)
Represented by Mallesons Stephen Jaques
Counsel: Neil Young QC, Dr Gregory Lyon SC and Jonathon A Redwood
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Unconditional leave
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Police Association Victoria
Represented by Tony Hargreaves & Partners
Counsel: Ian Hill QC and Darren Bracken
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1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11
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Powercor Australia Limited
Represented by Wotton Kearney Lawyers
Counsel: David Curtain QC and John Goetz
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1, 2—causes and circumstances of the fires insofar as they related to power assets and preparation and planning for fires in relation to power assets
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Russell Rees
Initially represented by the Victorian Government Solicitor, then represented by the Office of Crown Counsel
Counsel: Julian Burnside QC and Georgina Costella
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1, 2, 3, 9, 10
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SP AusNet
Represented by Freehills
Counsel: Richard Stanley QC, Jonathan Beach QC, Donald Farrands and Bernie Quinn
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1, 2—causes and circumstances of the fires insofar as they related to power assets and preparation and planning for fires in relation to power assets
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Standards Australia
Represented by Blake Dawson
General Counsel: Fiona Bustos-McNeil
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2, 6, 8
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State of Victoria —including Department of Sustainability and Environment, Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority, County Fire Authority, Victoria Police, Department of Premier and Cabinet and Department of Justice
Represented by the Victorian Government Solicitor
Counsel: Allan Myers AO QC, Neil Clelland SC, Kerri Judd SC, Garry Livermore, Marita Foley, Justin Brereton, Catherine Button and Christine Melis
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Unconditional leave
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Telstra Corporation Limited
Represented by Freehills
Counsel: Michael Garner
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1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 10
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United Firefighters Union of Australia
Initially represented by Slater & Gordon
Counsel: Kristine Hanscombe SC and Kate Bowshell and initially Mark Dean SC and Andrew Tragardh
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1, 2, 3
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Utility Services Corporation Limited trading as Utility Asset Management
Represented by Holman Fenwick Willan
Counsel: Ross Ray QC and Elizabeth Brimer
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1, 2—causes and circumstances of the fires insofar as they related to power assets and preparation and planning for fires in relation to power assets
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Victims of fires
Persons represented by Hunter Newns Lawyers
Counsel: Timothy Tobin SC and Lachlan Armstrong
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1—causes and circumstances of the fires insofar as they related to power assets and 3
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Victims of fires
Persons represented by Maddens Lawyers
Counsel: Timothy Tobin SC and Lachlan Armstrong
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1—causes and circumstances of the fires insofar as they related to power assets and 3
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Victims of fires
Persons represented by Nevin Lenne & Gross Lawyers
Counsel: Timothy Tobin SC and Lachlan Armstrong
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1—causes and circumstances of the fires insofar as they related to power assets and 3
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Victims of fires
Persons represented by Maurice Blackburn and Oldham Naidoo Lawyers (previously Slidders Lawyers)
Counsel: Robert Richter QC, Timothy Tobin SC and Lachlan Armstrong
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1—causes and circumstances of the fires insofar as they related to power assets and 3
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Victorian Association for Forest Industries and the National Association of Forest Industries
Represented by the Victorian Association for Forest Industries
Counsel: Clem A Newton-Brown
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7—land-use planning and management, including urban and regional planning
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Victorian National Parks Association Inc
Represented by the Environmental Defenders Office (Victoria) Ltd
Counsel: Brendan Sydes
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7—land-use planning and management, including urban and regional planning
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Volunteer Fire Brigades Victoria
Represented by Duncan Lawyers
Counsel: Jane Dixon SC, Nicola Collingwood and initially Adrian Finanzio and Christopher Winneke
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1, 2, 3
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