Sarcs referred to the article by Ben Sandilands:
As it stands it makes Australia’s air safety regulator and its air safety investigator appear compromised and vindictive, and leaves unanswered public policy issues about the inability or unwillingness of both bodies to tell the truth about air accidents or the diligence and competency of the air safety regulator to the public.
Absolutely!
From the ATSB Business Plan
Our
principles
We approach our work in accordance with five key principles intended to maintain trust in our organisation:
Independence: we think for ourselves
Engagement: we work with others
Rigour: we rely on evidence
Innovation: we are open to new ideas
Relevance: we make a difference
From the CASA Corporate Plan (refer CASA Values)
We perform our functions
to maintain Australia’s status as a leading aviation nation
We act at all times with fairness and integrity.
We maintain the highest levels of professionalism and act with high ethical standards and without bias.
We make balanced judgements which are risk based and evidence driven. We act innovatively and with flexibility to meet our responsibilities.
Really?
The ATSB Chief Commissioner and the CASA Director of Aviation Safety may like to rethink those lofty ideals, because apart from Blackhand's views, the consensus here seems to be that they are total horse****.