Torres,
Not sure if you aware of the very clever (and underhand) game that was played by having someone present,
who may have been intimately involved, appear on the first day as a "consultant",
thereby preventing that person being called as a witness.
The inquest was stage managed to a degree that implies a very defensive stance,
and portrays knowledge that the regulator was vicariously liable.
This regulator, who flaunts the word "SAFETY" as a talisman, is like most public service entities, skilled at circling the wagons into a defensive position.
This regulator, like most public service entities, is terrified of, and objects to, accountability.
Australia's worst air disaster in 40 years has been written off as a minor incident,
when at least a Royal Commission, and preferably a Judicial Inquiry may have come to grips with the unsavoury facts surrounding the regulator.
Given the passage of time, it is hoped that the matter will fade, that memories will fade, and that the guilty will go unpunished.
Enormous public funds have so far been expended defending the indefensible, and none towards uncovering the unsavoury truth.
Minister Albanese, and his assistant Tony Sachs, have consulted CASA and accept CASA's view.
For a new and incoming Government this is a totally unacceptable stance.
Justice Seeker, you and other grieving parents and relatives may just have to live with the fact,
that it is far more important to protect the regulator than to investigate for the truth.
The sooner this regulator drops the word SAFETY from its title the better.
Enforcement and defensive activity take a much higher priority than safety, the word SAFETY is only included as a gimmick.