The more I read here, the more concerned for the state of aviation in Australia I get.
I stand by what I said: if I were a CASA FOI or above, I would get out of the organization now.
When the next major accident occurs CASA may survive by throwing another James to the wolves.
The one after that will see the organization try and foist blame onto one of its low level managers- most probably successfully.
However the one after that will see Government take an axe to CASA.
This process may be short circuited if the next FAA audit is bad enough Or there is a near miss incident sufficiently grave to alarm EASA or the FAA.