Raised to a new level, or hit rock bottom, really both saying the same thing.
Byron presided as a Board member and then as CEO over one of the most disgraceful exhibitions of a Regulator out of control allowing its staff aided and abetted by internal legal support to act in absolute disdain for established legal principles as espoused by the Government Policy of being a model litigant.
Byron's stewardship goes beyond the period as CEO when he was the "Safety" expert in the board structure and ulimately allowed such disasters as Lockhart River whilst off on crusades against legitimte operators who to this day have not had an incident and are collectively (those still in the industry ) 100% in front of the "swiss cheese".
Operating from his home in Melbourne with the occasional appearance at the Castle in Canberra and never to be seen at the "coal face" was always going to be a challenge for a skillful CEO , but it was never viable for a CEO on trainer wheels.
Australia is just really lucky our major carriers as a group have maintained a viable safety mindset and we have not lost a wide body aircraft.