The involvement of hostile unions such as the ALAEA as some sort of defacto safety reporting authority is a dangerous idea and will be nothing but a paper tiger. It will be interesting when a safety issue is reported to the union and not to the ATSB or CASA and is ignored, hidden or not passed on for union or political reasons and results in a fatal accident. Can't wait to see the angry man from the union in court explaining that outcome. What a joke.
Unions do not serve all stakeholders equally, treat non union members diffently and are have zero powers to act in regulatory or compliance enforcement roles. Your Fed Sec is on an ego fueled power trip and is relying on gullible people to get information that they can use against employers. Simple as that!