Yes, those Ministerial directions are hard-hitting. From the most recent CASA Annual Report:
Ministerial directions
On 2 May 2011, the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport gave the CASA Board a notice of strategic direction under section 12A of the Civil Aviation Act. This notice was a Statement of Expectations for the Board of the Civil Aviation Safety Authority for the period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2013. The notice was the formal, written expression of the Minister’s expectations concerning the operations and performance of CASA for a two-year period.
In response to the Statement of Expectations, the Board provided a Statement of Intent presenting its high-level expression of direction and priorities for CASA in the period to 30 June 2013. The detail relating to the Statement of Intent was fully embedded in the CASA Corporate Plan 2011–12 to 2013–14.
Wow! Not a partially embedded statement of intent, but a
fully embedded statement of intent, in response to a statement of expectations.
Cop this, CASA:
While striving to continuously improve all areas of the organisation, we will focus on five major deliverables:
▪ standardisation, consistency and efficiency
▪ continuing to build the skills of our staff
▪ delivery of regulatory services to a growing aviation industry
▪ successful implementation of the new maintenance regulations and effective planning for the delivery of the suite of operational regulations
▪ ongoing surveillance of the Australian aviation industry.
I expect everyone, from our frontline inspectors to the people who perform support functions, to play an important role in achieving the objectives set out in the Corporate Plan.
Scary stuff
(if you’re scared of being flogged with a piece of wet lettuce).
Note they’re still ‘planning’ for the delivery of the suite of operational regulations.
