Estimates Hansard, 29 May 2013, p. 148 Committee met at 9:00.
Great post sarcs and the following is straight from Hansard:
Senator XENOPHON: This committee has now completed several inquiries into the aviation sector, the most recent last week. One of the common threads in each inquiry, which was raised specifically in the most recent report, is a prevailing fear of retribution from CASA for speaking out, particularly in the most recent inquiry.
The committee continually heard that people did not want to criticise CASA or its operations because they truly believed that there would be some sort of negative reprisal for them.
The fears seem to be directed to you [mccormick] and some of your senior managers.
Why do you think this is the case?
Why is there that perception?
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