Jinglie:
Deadline
Tomorrow is the 90 day deadline for Albanese to respond to the Senate report. Mrdak's comment about the "urgency" he briefed Albanese on is now more laughable! Does caretaker mode stop aviation safety? I'm appalled.
And Nick Xenophon isn't afraid to remind everyone that the 90 days is up {although the spelling on government is interesting
}:
GOVERNTMENT SILENCE DEAFENING ON AVIATION SAFETY REPORT
23rd August 2013
Independent Senator for South Australia, Nick Xenophon, has criticised Transport Minister Anthony Albanese for failing to respond to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee’s damning report into aviation accident investigations within the required three month timeframe.
This is despite evidence given by the Department of Infrastructure and Transport during Senate estimates that it would be providing advice to the Minister in early June.
“This is a disgrace,” Nick said. “The Senate committee’s report revealed serious failures on the part of CASA and the ATSB, and still the Government has nothing to say.”
The report, which focused on the ditching of Pel-Air flight VH-NGA off Norfolk Island in 2009, found that the ATSB’s investigation of the accident did not hold up to international standards and that CASA had withheld vital evidence detailing its own failure to oversee Pel-Air from the ATSB.
“Even the ATSB’s Chief Commissioner Martin Dolan said he wasn’t proud of the investigation, but neither the ATSB nor the Government are willing to fix what is clearly a broken system,” Nick said.
“The committee went so far as to say Mr Dolan’s evidence to the inquiry as ‘questionable’ and had ‘seriously eroded’ his standing as a witness,” Nick said. “These are incredibly serious allegations about the Chief Commissioner, but the Government has said nothing.”
“Every Australian who flies should be alarmed at the unanimous findings of the Senate inquiry,” Nick said. “It’s a pity this critical report doesn’t seem to be on the Government’s radar.”
Hear..hear Nick!
Although not up for re-election DF hasn't been holding back in his criticism of the Minister for many hats DPM Teflon either:
INTERNAL DIVISIONS HIGHER PRIORITY THAN AVIATION SAFETY
and:
Albanese needs to lead on Aviation Safety 