Firstly, i was wrong. Thought it would take much longer for the investigation to be held. But wasn't wrong about what it would find - lots of taxpayer dollars spent on incompetent experts - all of whom went MIA when they were needed. Here is some of the testimony

SES (State Emergency Service) Commissioner Carlene York was asked why civilians were told not to conduct flood rescues in their own boats.

SES/Carlene York: There is rubble, refuse, very swift-flowing water, contaminated water. Going out is very dangerous so I have an obligation to try and keep the community safe.

Keep the community safe?! Not only did you withhold public-owned life-saving resources, but you tried to stop normal people from doing rescues of stranded community members. Make no mistake, many people would have died if not for the Tinnie Army- who thankfully ignored the experts. (pictured)

Mark Hutchings, NSW Maritime: Operating in flood waters is the most dangerous, perilous thing that you can do. As a government agency you would not recommend, nor would you deploy, untrained staff in inappropriate vessels into that environment.

What a load of deflective crap. For a start, this was not a white-water canyon situation - it's a flood-plain flood. The water inexorably rises but it's not a rushing torrent beyond the river or creek itself - it's overflow water - it's relatively calm - more like a lake - as you can see in the picture.
Yes, there are risks, the water was polluted with sewerage, due to other government failings, but away from the actual river, the conditions are such that a sensible person/fisherman can handle in an emergency. None of the rescuers lost their lives. They saved a bunch.

But sadly, this is what it has come to in the experts-gone-mad world we live in. The head of the emergency rescue services saying we couldn't possibly go out in dangerous conditions! We only do govt-approved non-dangerous disasters and brochure-writing. We're great at brocure-writing! Would you like one?