Merged: Senate Inquiry

[The Kelpie]

According to the Schedule they are not!!

9:45 am
Virgin Blue
Mr John Borghetti, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Sean Donohue, Group Executive Operations
Ms Jane McKeon, Group Executive Government Relations
Mr Rick Howell, General Manager, Flight Operations
Mr Mike Hockin, General Manager, Engineering
Mr Stuart Aggs, Acting General Manager, Safety Systems
Mr Stuart Haynes, Manager, Flight Standards

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11:15 pm
Mr Stephen Phillips [via teleconference]
Private capacity

15

12:00 pm
Lunch
12:45 pm
Australian and International Pilots Association
Captain Richard Woodward, Vice President
Captain Dick Mackerras, Safety and Technical Consultant

6

1: 45pm
CASA
Mr John McCormick, Director of Aviation Safety
Mr Terence Farquharson, Deputy Director of Aviation Safety
Dr Jonathon Aleck, Associate Director of Aviation Safety
Mr Roger Crosthwaite, Manager, Permission Application Centre
Mr Peter Boyd, Executive Manager, Standards Division
Mr Greg Hood, Executive Manager, Operations Division
Mr Grant Mazowita, Manager, Standards Development
Mr Nicholas Ward, Manager, Certification and Airworthiness
ATSB
Mr Martin Dolan, Commissioner
Mr Patrick Hornby, Manager, Legal Services
Mr Julian Walsh, General Manager, Strategic Capability

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[The Kelpie]

Contempt of the Senate and remedies for contempt



When the actions of a witness or another person influencing a witness have the effect of obstructing the inquiries of a Senate committee (or future inquiries), those actions may be treated as contempts. Examples of such offences include:

• Refusing without reasonable excuse to answer a question;
• Giving false or misleading evidence;
• Failing to attend or to produce documents when required to do so;
• Intimidation of a witness;
• Adverse treatment of a witness;
• Wilfully disturbing a committee while it is meeting.

The Parliamentary Privileges Act 1987 provides that a House of Parliament may impose terms of imprisonment or substantial fines for individuals and corporations as a penalty for contempt. To date the Senate has not had occasion to use either of these penalties, preferring an educative and preventative approach. The Senate has accepted apologies and remedial action, and has encouraged government officials in particular to attend training courses on the rights and obligations of witnesses before parliamentary committees.

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The Kelpie

[The Kelpie]

Dear Alan and Bruce

I know things are difficult for you at the moment and that all your dirty little secrets are about to be exposed for the whole of Australia and the World to see. But honestly you will feel much better once it is all out in the open!!!

A problem shared is indeed a problem halved!!!

YOU MY FRIENDS ARE THE PROBLEM!!!

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The Kelpie

[TIMA9X]

Let 4 corners know if they indeed don't turn up

Hopefully they may still show, but not at the moment.

Suggest 4 Corners would be interested if they don't show, it would be a shot in the arm for the cause me thinks..

[hotnhigh]

Perhaps an addendum to the upcoming Monday night story?

[The Kelpie]

HotnHigh

Have we got a firm date for that story yet??

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The Kelpie

[The Kelpie]

Dominic

Canberra

Web broadcast on the Senate website.

[Mr. Hat]

Geez have a look at the list from Virgin. Impressive.

QF and J* a no show. AJ and BB couldn't make it worse if they tried.

[The Kelpie]

Line Training or Line Operations, it does not matter as they are one of the same just like your dysfunctional company structure.

The message is Aussie flying, Aussie pilots, Aussie pay!!

Aussie Aussie Aussie!!

C'mon fair go Bruce!!

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The Kelpie

[The Kelpie]

Mr Hat (and Alan and Bruce if you are reading....I know you are!)

The chapter in the big management manual you are looking for is chapter 13 - damage limitation!!

The game is almost up.

My prediction: may/June this year QANTAS (no other subsidiaries) and all fleet repainted with our national icon on the tail.

Stand proud Australia.


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The Kelpie

[The Kelpie]

Hey Alan and Bruce

You wanna know who I am. Ok I'll tell you but only if you both front up in Canberra tomorrow. You know the time, you know the place!!

I look forward to looking you in the eyes. PM me!

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The Kelpie

[chockchucker]

FYI Bruce Buchannan and an assortment of other Jetstar management were sighted in a Singapore hotel yesterday heading up to meetings in the hotel Boardroom with a number of other un-identified people.


No doubt trying to devise more wonderful ways of circumventing the Qantas sale act.

[ejectx3]

Wear 'em proud lads!

[Keg]

We need to update this for the correct year but the sentiment sticks:




Or perhaps this one is better:



Enough of the jocularity...... back to the thread!

[framer]

Where does the info come from that they are not turning up?
What could possibly be more importnat than a senate inquiry into , for all intents and purposes, flight safety in their own country?
"safety is our highest priority" lol

[Low and Fast]

Gota love the Humour LOL......etc

Maybe this thread will be more popular than "Days of Our Lives".

Great Stuff

[John Citizen]

Must be another wedding on, or maybe a funeral this time.

Keep up the good work Kelpie

[John Citizen]

I actually was intending to turn up but apparently the dog ate my homework

[John Citizen]

[KRUSTY 34]

Unfortunately it is confirmed framer. The parliamentary website posted the program late yesterday, and these two slippery eels are not on it!

Damn, drycleaned my suit and everything. Lot's to do at home at least, but when they appear next time (probably under a supeona) I'll be there!