Gaunty
Nothing special about the forums, they were scheduled.
The TLFO was part of the team, should he have anything to contribute in the interests of Safety?
He is essentially an enforcer and prosecutor, NOT a safety educator.
(The accident statistics for his region are a damning credential as to his contribution to safety)
Natbanger
The investigation into the conduct of the TLFO by SMJ, CASA's legal consulting firm,
was a blatant misuse of $50,000 of taxpayer's money.
The Senate estimates committee needs to be ever vigilant as to the possibility of funding misconduct.
Any investigation into the conduct of this person should not have focussed on a specific incident in isolation,
but rather, taken into account the broad and documented history of the person's total history of misconduct.
That broad investigation would have included all affected pilots, all affected operators, all AAT transcripts and all affected CASA staff.
Then, and only then, may the true character of what may be a psychopathic misfit be properly revealed.
A Royal Commission could profitably start and gain considerable momentum merely in the NQAO.
The modus operandi would be then found in other offices, but not always embraced with the relentless zeal of the NQAO.
Stinkfinger
Nice to see you back, thought ASIO must have finally eliminated you, the quest for your identity is quite real.
As has been previously observed in these forums, the informal subcultures will defeat Byron as surely as they did Smith and Toller.
Byron is not so naive as to deny their existence and he has acted appropriately when confronted,
but he has not and cannot eliminate them.
The entrenched networking and determination of the recalcitrants will defeat any director of CASA.
There cannot and will not be any reform of CASA unless the organisation is totally destroyed and carefully reassembled.
There was no problem with the Skehill report.
For $50,000 the required result was obtained, (Hansard)
his terms of reference deliberately limited to view a matter in isolation,
rather than to assess the sordid history of misconduct in it's entireity.
Somehow this borders on corruption.
As you stated, a Federal Police investigation may have been more appropriate for a lot of matters
concerning the behaviour and conduct of certain members of the NQAO and the OLC.
AAT transcripts would provide an excellent insight into the ruthless and lawless deception and dishonesty perpetrated.
Paul
Maintain the rage and indignation.
Public exposure of the "facts and circumstances", to use CASA's own terminology,
is the only way to bring honesty and accountability to a Public Service entity
that might be displaying open signs of corruption and incompetence.
27/09
You might still have a few problem people left, but the NZers managed to achieve a cultural change
that arrested the decline and refocussed your Dept in the right direction.
Bruce Byron would do well to give your country a visit and learn what steps were taken to clean up a degenerating regulator.
Even if you are not convinced as to degree of change implemented,
you would have agree that it is much better than it was prior to change and you would not wish to revert.
Last edited by Mainframe; 24th Apr 2005 at 04:11.