Cladding risk at five Defence buildings
The Department of Defence has confirmed five of its buildings are at risk of fire because of flammable cladding.
Defence audited its 30,000 buildings following the deadly Grenfell Tower fire in London in June 2017, initially finding 208 buildings could be at risk.
Fire engineers have since narrowed the list down to five non-compliant buildings, none of which are residential, a Senate committee was told on Wednesday.
The buildings have since between fitted with fire-proof awnings as Defence works to replace the cladding by the end of the year.
Defence officials suggested people working in the buildings had been informed of the risk and were practising fire escapes more regularly than others, but could not say when the personnel were told.
FIVE NON-COMPLIANT BUILDINGS:
* HMAS Penguin, Sydney
* HMAS Cairns
* RAAF Townsville
* Fishermans Bend laboratories, Melbourne
* RAAF Edinburgh, Adelaide
