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Rachael Ward

Building bans and buybacks floated for flood zones

A federal inquiry has recommended a ban on housing in flood-prone areas after the events of 2022. (Lucy Cambourn/AAP PHOTOS)

Housing developments in flood-prone areas should be banned and properties in very high-risk areas must be eligible for buyback schemes.

That's according to a federal parliamentary inquiry into the responses from insurers to major flood claims, which also called for changes to processing procedures including cash settlements.

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