Ok, so now might be the time to further apply the blowtorch:
Pel Air aren't the only 'outfit' to undergo a 'special audit', or as the good Senators would say, 'hidden report'. There was also one of these reports done 'post Lockhart River/Aerotropics', yes Australia's worst accident, and the 'hidden report' is critical of CASA and it's role in the accident. It would also be alleged that the same person(s) that authored the Pel Air 'special audit' commissioned the Lockhart River/Aerotropics 'special audit'.
Question is this - Why is somebody at CASA apparently doing robust work and slicing through the pony pooh yet the rest of CASA and the ATSB couldn't investigate a bad case of herpes?
The time has well and truly passed to pull down this house of cards. It is a joke. People have died, asses get covered and the families of innocent dead people get to live out their days knowing that circumstances pertaining to their loved ones deaths aren't as things seem.
A royal commission is now warranted, the whole dirty story needs to be laid out for all to see. One can only hope that those who are championing this cause, average joe's who actually care about lives, plus a handful of smart Senators, a pissed off industry and some top notch Journalists can push hard enough to get it over the line.
Perhaps the Senators would like to 'request' a copy of that report to peruse?
Oh, and let’s not forget the outcome of Lockhart River either:
That the Australian Government strengthens CASA's governance
framework and administrative capability by:
a) Introducing a small board of up to five members to provide enhanced oversight and strategic direction for CASA (FAIL)
b) Undertaking a review of CASA's funding arrangements to ensure CASA is equipped to deal with new regulatory challenges (FAIL)
2. In accordance with the findings of the Hawke Taskforce, that CASA's Regulatory Reform Program be brought to a conclusion as quickly as possible to provide certainty to industry and to ensure CASA and industry are ready to address future safety challenges (FAIL)
3. That the Australian National Audit Office audit CASA's implementation and administration of its Safety Management Systems approach (debatable)
