The Insurance Council and the Planning Institute of Australia have called for a ban on further property development in highly flood-prone locations.

The groups also want greater investment in home resilience, better co-ordination between governments and enhanced building standards.

Their recommendations follow a forum in Brisbane last week, where experts gathered to discuss land use planning and resilience.

“ICA has long emphasised the importance of using a nationally consistent baseline of current and future extreme weather risk to inform where we build homes in the future, and identify which existing homes need to be relocated, retrofitted or raised to reduce community vulnerability,” ICA CEO Andrew Hall said.

“We must urgently reduce risk where we can and ensure our planning systems are robust and forward-looking to protect our communities and assets.”

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