8 Concluding remarks

Overall, IGEM has found significant progress has been made on actions, recommendations and affirmations arising from the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry. The majority of reforms have now been implemented, and many that remain are nearing completion or set to transition to business as usual. A full summary of the status of all recommendations, affirmations and actions is provided in Appendix A. IGEM thanks the government departments and agencies, coal mine operators and health agencies who assisted in preparing this report for their timely, high quality contributions.