I beg to differ: failure to intervene and take (back) responsibility for the regulatory reform program is merely one manifestation of the ‘hands off/no responsibility’ approach that has resulted in the extraordinary revelations in the Senate Committee’s report on which you are focussing. The fix for one issue is the same for all.
If all governments are going to do is wave a rhetorical fist at CASA about the revelations of the report (or the regulatory reform program or whatever), CASA will continue to give governments the middle finger back. Why would it do anything else?
Only governments have the power to build, dismantle, redesign and rebuild regulatory authorities (and investigative agencies). Only governments.
And given the Laborials are now only concerned about getting and retaining power for power’s sake, they no longer have the corporate integrity or competence to do anything substantial.
Last edited by Creampuff; 22nd Jun 2013 at 22:42.