Stink Finger
I agree that the buck stops with the new AM.
However, the offender has assisted in the demise of the two previous area managers,
and aspires to the role of AM himself.
That the new AM is aware of his peril remains unknown
Pinnochio, the main offender's assistant and often taped liar, aspires to the position of T/L.
His career highlights make interesting reading but I will refrain from disclosing them as it may inadvertently identify him.
The two need to be, as you put it, "surgically removed".
If they are not, and control of the Townsville office becomes theirs,
the future of aviation will enter it's darkest period.
Unfortunately that means dismissal and, in the absence of criminal charges laid against them for the crimes they have committed,
they will need instead to be treated as erring individuals,
instead of the criminals that a criminal court would establish that they in fact were.
Their industrial body will, as is it's duty, protect them and claim unfair dismissal.
The fact that these two have destroyed careers, reputations, livelihoods, businesses and inflicted harm on their own employees as well,
will be ignored, they will be protected.
Under the ordinances that protect CASA employees from accountability for misconduct, these guys are untouchable.
Despite the fact that they have inflicted milllions of dollars of harm against viable and law abiding businesses that they chose, for reasons unknown, to maliciously attack.
A policeman can be held accountable and responsible for his actions.
CASA employees are not, and their people are acutely aware of their immunity and position of privilege and power.
A Royal Commission is probably the only way that could lead to criminal charges being laid, although , as you correctly observe, this can't or won't happen.
Power is intoxicating, and these guys are right off their faces.
When they sober up they will look for their next binge.
There are no checks and balances within what has degenerated into a corrupt government entity.
BB is aware, but procrastinates with inaction.
He will merely issue another bit of warm and fuzzy rhetoric while these evil doers laugh at him and the industry.
And yes, the offenders did receive a fitting castigation in their last AAT foray, as in previous ones,
but the new AM was not present to witness it.
Had he had the foresight to attend the AAT hearing, he may possibly have sacked the offenders immediately on return to their office.
Their misconduct was described in court as despicable, an almost polite term for the depravity perpetrated by the miscreants.
The AAT is no longer CASA's playground, these clowns have ensured that any future action by them ending in the AAT will be seriously questioned.
Quite simply. as any policeman knows, you cannot break the law to enforce it, except in dire and exceptional circumstances.