In my opinion, if nothing else, the SMH feature on Mr. Dolan illustrates the fact that the Commonwealth bureaucracy hold the aviation sector (and the public in general) and the Commonwealth Parliament and its MHRs and Senators in complete contempt.
Well said Lead Sled.
Also relevant perhaps:
Justice Rich … pointed out, many years ago, that there does not need to be a legal definition of wrongdoing for a charge of misconduct on the part of a solicitor. His Honour considered that it is enough that the conduct in question is indicative of a failure to understand "the precepts of honesty and fair dealing in relation to the courts, his clients and the public". To this may be added that honesty in a lawyer must extend to self analysis.
Source: Ethics and The Profession Of The Lawyer, The Hon Justice Susan Kiefel, High Court of Australia - Queensland Law Society, The Vincents' 48th annual Symposium 2010, 26 March 2010.
Now, if Justice Kiefel's quote was amended to read:
There does not need to be a legal definition of wrongdoing for a charge of misconduct on the part of a public servant. It is enough that the conduct in question is indicative of a failure to understand "the precepts of honesty and fair dealing" in relation to the parliament and the public. To this may be added that honesty in a public servant must extend to self analysis.
...then that's probably getting awfully close to what the industry is thinking about the conduct that's been associated so far by certain people in this disgraceful episode.
