Deceased
Stephanie Rebernik
Demographics
69y, female
Date of death
2023-02-27
Finding date
2025-07-03
Cause of death
Effects of fire
AI-generated summary
Stephanie Rebernik, aged 69, died in a house fire in 2023. She had an acquired brain injury from 1980 with cognitive decline, poor risk identification, and a documented five-year history of unsafe fire-lighting behaviours and smoking in bed. One month before death, she had deliberately set fire to her bed. Her NDIS disability support provider, All in One Support Services, was aware of these dangerous behaviours but failed to implement adequate fire safety planning. Critical gaps included non-functional smoke alarms (batteries expired February 2022) and no documented fire safety risk assessment or mitigation strategies. The coroner found the support provider had not taken reasonable steps to ensure working smoke alarms or develop fire safety plans despite clear knowledge of risk. While the fire was likely caused by a discarded cigarette, better fire safety infrastructure and planning could have prevented death or enabled earlier escape.
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