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Old 2nd Sep 2014, 09:14
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Sunfish
 
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The fatal flaw that dooms any prospect of reform is that the DAS sits on the Board and presumably has a vote. I was not aware of this until now.

The DAS should be appointed by the Minister on the advice of the Board and the DAS should be removable again by the Minister on the advice of the Board. He should be "in attendance" - non voting, at Board meetings at the pleasure of the Board.

What will happen now is predictable. The new DAS will abrogate the responsibilities of the Board and become a law until herself, with of course the support of Messrs Farqueson et al. The embuggerance will then continue, redoubled. For example, what good is a complaints process reporting at Board level when the DAS sits on the Board?

I participated in the removal of one such dominating public figure from public office many years ago. Our report on his behaviour and domination of the alleged supervisory Board was not pleasant reading.

There seems little point in continuing this thread, or attempting to engage with CASA further.

To put that another way, BOHICA.
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