A CASA spokesman said the authority would not comment on the medical fitness of individuals or cases in which it may be a party.
You just leak to suit, instead.
Regarding the confidential and anonymous reporting system, the spokesman said that following the Germanwings tragedy, CASA had streamlined the process for handling reports of safety concerns involving pilots.
In other words, CASA has used Germanwings as justification to take unilateral action without affording the poor bastards on the receiving end any natural justice. Just invoke Germanwings and do whatever the f*ck you like.
“These processes include making contact with the person who is the subject of a report, with a CASA medical officer normally telephoning the individual involved,” he said.
The weasel word “normally” speaks volumes here.
“Depending on the circumstances and in the interests of safety, CASA may initiate certain action on a precautionary basis.”
The “circumstances” don’t depend on what the poor bastards on the receiving end have to say.
The CASA spokesman said if action were taken to vary, suspend or cancel a person’s medical certificate or any other authorisation, the individual involved would be formally notified.
”Formally notified” after the decision is made. That makes it OK then. And a stroke of administrative genius to let those you’ve shafted know you’ve shafted them.
Just goes to show: Any and all precepts of the rule of law will be sacrificed in the name of “safety” by zealots in positions of power.
Evidence and risk-based regulation my arse.