If there'd been an erroneous report of CAVOK or the like, and the crew then found to their supprise that conditions were actually below minima, then there'd be a number of people eating their words.
NOO!!!!
CAO 82.0, stipulates that it doesn't matter what the weather forecast says, YOU MUST CARRY ALTERNATE FUEL FOR FLIGHTS TO NORFOLK ISLAND!
The pilots have f**ked up right from the outset, by not carrying the alternate fuel that is stipulated in CAO 82.0. They had chances to redeem themselves enroute, but even then, they carried on.
I notice in the preliminary report, that so far, it's not too damning for the PIC. However, I think once they start expanding out to the parts of the investigation they say they will now focus on, it might come out that our "Hero" shouldn't have even taken off with the little amount of fuel he had.
morno