so once again the opportunity to ask some penetrating questions is lost through side issues and diversion, obfuscation, delay.
The real questions that should have been asked but never would are:
Apart from appalling leadership as the nation's First Law Officer, did the A-G actually break any law?
Is a PA delivered by video or by cabin crew the legal equivalent of an instruction issued by the Captain?
If a law had been broken, is the operator guilty of an offence by choosing not to report the circumstances?
If a law had been broken, is any employee of the operator who was witness to the breach guilty of an offence by choosing not to report the circumstances?
If a law had been broken, does CASA have to justify exercising a discretion not to proceed with enforcement?
The really hard part is working out who could be asked who is accountable and further is likely to answer fully and accurately. Maybe that's the real problem!
