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Catastrophic loss and the law : a comparison between 2009 Victorian Black Saturday fires and 2011 Queensland floods and Cyclone Yasi

Mendelson, Danuta and Carter, Rachel 2012, Catastrophic loss and the law : a comparison between 2009 Victorian Black Saturday fires and 2011 Queensland floods and Cyclone Yasi, University of Tasmania law review, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 32-53.

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Title Catastrophic loss and the law : a comparison between 2009 Victorian Black Saturday fires and 2011 Queensland floods and Cyclone Yasi
Author(s) Mendelson, Danuta
Carter, Rachel
Journal name University of Tasmania law review
Volume number 31
Issue number 2
Start page 32
End page 53
Total pages 22
Publisher University of Tasmania, Faculty of Law
Place of publication Hobart, Tas.
Publication date 2012
ISSN 0082-2108
Keyword(s) catastrophic events
insurability
legal regulatory regime
insurance
Black Saturday
Cyclone Yasi
disasters
Summary This article explores insurability relating to loss occasioned by catastrophic events in Australia in the context of the current legal regulatory regime. The analysis includes two case studies, in which we juxtapose the Victorian Black Saturday fires in February 2--9 with the Queensland flooding and Cyclone Yasi (December 2010 - February 2011). We argue that the different responses to, and economic losses stemming from, these events illustrate the urgent need for a national regulatory and insurance regime for the prevention and alleviation of disasters and the management of their consequences.
Language eng
Field of Research 180119 Law and Society
Socio Economic Objective 940204 Public Services Policy Advice and Analysis
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2012, Law School, University of Tasmania
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30050762

Document type: Journal Article
Collection: School of Law
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