MOIE# 501 "In fact to some degree when you research some of his earlier works over the years you can really see that he is a formidable player who clearly has the ability to outplay many dopey Coroners and Beaks that he has stood before!"
Don't know they are so much as 'dopey', but certainly aeronautically uneducated. But. No one took the trouble to point out the exacting, intrusive and, some would argue un required aspects of the CASA medical ethos. Bus 60 folks – Train – 2/300 folks – Sydney Manly ferry – Fairstar liners – etc. etc. would their union tolerate the use of an ancient RAF method for weeding out pilots, transmogrified into an administrative empire?. I mean, why just pilots?
So here we have a 'robust' coroner and a very good council assisting. No idea about CASA medicals or how hard it is to keep one – none. Then in strolls Harvey, spots the fire and carefully wafts the flames. Never a word about embuggering (Cheers Sunny) their own investigation, nobbling the ATSB and actively refusing to help the QPS from doing their thing. (Great job fellahs). Never a word about the War-birds over sight requirement, not even a dicky bird. (Agree arguable). Never a word about how very easily CASA can prevent someone working in industry; not a peep about how AOC 's vanish like smoke on the breeze, or NFPP badges are dished out like Jaffas, on administrative whimsy.
Judges, Coroners and the like have absolutely NFI: they know the law, how to apply the law, their own roles and probably, for the most part do this well (not able to offer opinion). Harvey is a heavy weight veteran wolf, battle toughened, well supported; what chance the silent lambs Clarisse?
Why, man, they did make love to this employment,
They are not near my conscience. Their defeat
Does by their own insinuation grow.
'Tis dangerous when the baser nature comes
Between the pass and fell incensèd points
Of mighty opposites.