And don't forget the stress on the Flight Service Officers involved!
The stress of recognising that your actions (or inactions) could have resulted in the loss of jet airliner full of passengers is a stress that some in ATS have unfortunately experienced and found difficult to overcome. I know George Moyle remained affected by the incident and once confided in me before he passed away that he often went over the incident in his head many times to review whether events could have been handled differently on the night. Doug Dick is still alive and retired in regional Victoria and to my knowledge has said very little publicly on this incident.