Extending the view of the Inquiry
Runesta and Tutaewera,
I think the Senators are well aware of the greater dangers elsewhere, but they have to be sure that there are no problems at home before they consider challenging our ratification of the Chicago Convention that, among other things, forces us to accept in the main that operators from other ICAO States meet the Convention reqirements. I can't quite see how they might compel the heads of the various foreign regulators to appear to give evidence about the standards of operators under their control, for example.
and Tutaewera, I do think they are genuinely interested in passenger safety in OZ.