North Queensland Office
2.77 The committee was concerned to hear evidence from a number of operators expressing concern about CASA staff forging unduly close relationships with some members of the industry and pursuing personal agendas against others.81 In particular,the committee received evidence which was openly critical of CASA’s North Queensland office. Witnesses before the committee told the committee of the North Queensland office’s reputation for ’turning a blind eye to the cowboys who operate up there and also some pretty ordinary behaviour of the offices themselves.’ 82
2.78 While the committee received very little first hand evidence regarding the North Queensland office, the committee was concerned that there appears to be a widely held perception that staff in CASA’s North Queensland office do not deal with all members of the industry fairly and do not apply regulations consistently.
2.79 The committee was keen to discuss this perception with CASA and
understand the steps being taken to address it. Mr Byron told the committee that there have been a number of reviews and investigations of the North Queensland office. He said:
------------“evidence” “concern” “persuing personal agendas” “evidence” “critical of North Queensland office” “witnesses” “turning a blind eye” “cowboys” “ordinary behaviour” ”while the committee received very little first hand evidence” ”concerned” “perception” “office does not deal with all members of the industry fairly” “do not apply regulations consistently” “number of reviews” “perception” ----------
Very little first hand evidence? How much does the committee need to establish there is entrenched systemic abuses of power as summed up in the text? Exactly what do you have to do to get the full force of the law brought down upon you for criminal perversion?
Save for those few who do the right thing, the whole organization is flyblown, cancerous, brain dead and needs a complete purge, not reviews.