Well Roaming...to answer your question ...its often a very difficult decision as an individual.
In Australia we work on a system of innocent until proven guilty. It is not up to the individual to prove their innocence its up to the accuser to prove their case.
Qantas Cabin CRew management have a track record of duplicity, misrepresentation and utter incompetence. Often as individuals we think that a person is possibly guilty. But fortunately the FAAA does not base its decisions on what individuals may think but on what can be proven.
In the commission the FAAA has had the last three terminations by the company overturned by the AIRC. An independent body that weighs all the evidence and makes a decision based on a totally independent perspective.
It is against that backdrop that the FAAA will support its members. If a member admits to a particular offence the FAAA will not LIE or Misrepresent the matter but will continue to get the best possible outcome for the member based on a plea of guilty so to speak.
Hope that clarifies how the FAAA has operated for many years