From
The Australian of 4 Nov 11:
Civil Aviation Safety Authority close on reform of rules
THE Civil Aviation Safety Authority says it is to[sic] close to finishing its long-running regulatory reforms and expects to have the new rules complete by the middle of the year.
But CASA safety director John McCormick says the new regulations may not be in place before the end of 2014.
I wonder where have I heard the words ‘close’, ‘expects’ and ‘may not’ before …
And the ‘middle’ of what ‘year’ are they talking about? It can’t be this calendar year: the middle’s already passed. It can’t be financial year 11/12: the middle’s nearly upon us. So maybe it’s the middle of 2012?
In any event, I’ll bet folding money that the ‘new’ rules – they are of course just the rest of the
1998 regulations – won’t be complete by the middle of 2012, won’t be in place before the end of 2014, and Mr McCormick won’t be around then.
It’s the tragicomedy that just keeps on giving.