Cream Puff
Where there is smoke there is fire !
Whilst Skehill was satisfied that there was no basis in the allegations,
it seems that quite a number of entities and identities were harmed by misconduct.
The majority were in the industry, but some are / were CASA employees.
Do you really suggest they all were confused or mistaken?
Trips to Canberra from Cairns cost money and they were not undertaken lightly.
There must have been an overwhelming sense of injustice to consider undertaking such a trip,
not only were there travel expenses, there was loss of revenue, and the cost of legal teams.
As most of your travel and expenses were taxpayer funded in the past,
you may not appreciate the costs, except when glancing at your travel expense form when you handed it in.
These people were not taxpayer funded,
and the decision to travel to Canberra, although expensive, was driven by despair.
Maybe the terms of reference for Skehill's report were either selective or perhaps too narrow?
Perhaps BB might have been well advised to also have had Skehill investigate the recent Head Office rogue element revolt,
they too may have been found free of blame by Skehill and might still be in their positions of influence.
If CASA was once your source of income, your loyalty is commendable,
but loyalty sometimes has to stand aside for reality.
There is some smoke out there, and just maybe there is a fire.
That Skehill saw the smoke but couldn't find the fire is a possibility that you may need at some time to concede.
On the whole, the regulator has some fine people working for them.
And as you correctly observe, they may also have a small rogue element, as BB recently discovered.
On the whole, the industry has some fine people working within it. And it too has a small rogue element.
(Isn't this the reason we have a regulator?)
However, there is no regulator for the regulator.
Invariably, misconduct can be conducted with impunity,
and laughed about in the sanctuary of their unassailable fortress.
The "Phelan papers" meticulously document the history of misconduct, and will continue to do so.
Having said that, I am of the sincere belief that Bruce Byron
intends to make life uncomfortable for the rogue element
Nicola Hinder has signalled her intent to support Bruce Byron's reforms
and the appointment of Alan Cook to Area Manager, Townsville is seen by most to be a very positive move.
(almost all who deal with AC are surprised and impressed by his very genuine sincerity and consequently he is restoring trust at long last.)