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Old 18th Nov 2013, 05:53
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casa and atsb just do not get it!!!!!!!!!

I was watching some posts pop up today when the Senate Estimates were on, which give a "summary of the discussion"

Aviation and Airports questions in the Senate | Assistance to the Aviation Industry

CASA in Senate estimates hearing McCormick tries to justify slowness | Assistance to the Aviation Industry

ATSB grilled in the Senate by Heffernan, Fawcett and Xenophon | Assistance to the Aviation Industry

and Senator Fawcett puts it all in place:


Senator Fawcett ? Aviation?s place in Australia | Assistance to the Aviation Industry
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Request ATSB response to PelAir [Mrdac replies - "Take on Notice"]


This nonsense is going from bad to worse.

Mrdak's arrogance here is mind-blowing, and if after all this time he needs to take the request as a QON, then I'd suggest that the Minister (yes, YOU Mr Truss) is NOT doing his job and making sure that the mess which Albanese left IS actually being addressed, and that he needs invite Mrdak in RFN as the guest of honour to a bloody big arse-kicking party! Dolan and the other management clowns at the ATSB need invites too!

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Old 18th Nov 2013, 07:32
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Gosh, all of that ‘grilling’ must have had the officials quaking in their boots. Yet they walked away (again) with their jobs. If only the government had the power to do something other than wave a rhetorical fist at these evil fiends.

So anyway, now that anyone with any sense has worked out that the new government is going to do as much as the old government about aviation regulation and accident investigation, where to next?

Think hard. (For Sunfish: The children in PM&C are dealing with the important issues: “stopping the boats” (full of the people who keep Australia’s toilets clean and bins emptied); “axing the tax” (so that everyone’s power bill can go down but remain the same); and “doing this, that, and the other thing” (so that you’ll all finally be deliriously happy).

Where to next?
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'Where to next' answered!

Where to next?
Creamy, you really are a 'trough half empty' kind of guy
However I would say in answer to your question, if I may, that 'where to next' will likely involve a trip to Montreal. Even though a white Xmas is just around the corner there will be high level ICAO meetings to be had, wiener measuring competitions to participate in, and of course some high level phd type discussions to be banded around and enjoyed by bearded coat wearing pipe smoking rudey poo's. Then there will be a regulatory seminar in Singapore, perhaps an aviation law charade in NZ, topped off by a visit to the CAAC and some sightseeing of the Great Wall, followed by a visit to a 'Chinese master in aviation meditation' where an intense session of regulation reform methodology will be ingested by those interested in solving the mystique of aviation and understanding what it mi mi mi means to travel to a plain (plane?) beyond reason. (I also believe petting a panda and making 'adult toys' out of bamboo shoots is also on the 'to do' list)

Indeed Herr Creampuff, 'where to next' for CAsA and the ATSBeaker has never looked better!
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maybe you should approach it the way they sometimes do in thailand.
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QON is the new black?

Well it certainly seems like The Heff has had a gutful of Fort Fumbles folly. The amount of QON's being rolled out by The Angry Man and Mrdak was unbelievable. Typical arrogant obsfucation and stalling tactics. I wonder if The Guinness Book of Records will accept submissions for the category 'Government department stalling tactics' and accept the tally of QON's collated from senate estimates and senate inquiries?

And what about bi bi bi Beakers performance? It was nothing short of embarrassing. That is one man completely out of his league. If ever an individual was meant to walk 'the green mile' it is him. Kim Bills and Alan Stray would be choking on their cereal watching Beakers performance. He was like a Pel Air aircraft off Norfolk - made a number of robust attempts to land smoothly but ditched and sunk.

I am seriously hoping that yesterday was just a practise run, a warm up before the Senators cut loose! Will we see the outcome we all so dearly want and deserve to see? Dunno. But we will be entertained by the fireworks that lay in wait? I reckon so! I would say these Muppets should stock up on anusole wipes and salve because I suspect these clowns are going to receive a sideways pineapple , so it should be a good show.

Checklist;
1) Beer
2) Popcorn
3) Comfy recliner chair
4) Body bags
5) Additional crate of pineapples
6) 2 boxes of Kleenex to wipe away the tears of laughter
7) Additional supply of pot plant fertiliser to ensure Pete isn't neglected during those long estimates sessions
8) Screaming Skull piñata for fun during the commercial breaks
9) 'Body language reference book'. This is always a good tool to keep handy and use as a reference guide to gauge the level, depth and consistency of the ****e dribbling from FF's mouths. (No extra pressure boys, but the IOS are watching closely )
10) QON counter clock for tracking the amount of QON's that those beneath the robust spotlight turn to in an effort to avoid answering questions and avoid telling facts and truth.

'Safe questioning for all'
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Creamy, you really are a 'trough half empty' kind of guy
Actually, my trough runneth over. That’s probably because my strategic plans are based on realistic assumptions, rather than credulous enthusiasm for words out of politicians’ mouths.

The only glimmer of hope is professional lobbying of the people who will be non-major party aligned Senators with effect 1 July 2014.
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This whole farce could make a good drinking game, I'll get the ball rolling,

1. Everytime CASA take a QON you take a shot
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You would be under the table in the first 5 minutes, based on the rapid fire "On Notice" requests yesterday!!
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Originally Posted by Creampuff
So anyway, now that anyone with any sense has worked out that the new government is going to do as much as the old government about aviation regulation and accident investigation, where to next?
The rot had well and truly set by the end of the Howard years. Truss did nothing about it last time he was in that job, nor did Vaile. I don't expect we'll see much more out of Truss than we saw from Albo.

Neither side of politics particularly cares about aviation.
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I dont know that they dont care. probably more that they dont really understand much of it.
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Wait until a QF A380 goes into Botany Bay, then they'll care and not before.
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They’ll also pretend to care if the non-major party aligned Senators make their support of some government pet project contingent upon some trade-off in the aviation sector.

For example, just imagine if the non-major party aligned Senators asked to talk to Minister Truss and his National Party colleagues about the sale of GrainCorp to Archer Daniels Midland. The Minister would give the non-major party aligned Senators anything they wished in return for rejection or overturning of an FIRB approval to sell.
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Interesting bit. Is push – coming to shove?

Estimates Hansard 18/11/13 P.77 PDF- P.73 Hansard. (My bold). Sorry the quotes are in BLUE - having some serious issues with format and spacing.

CHAIR: Have they announced the panel?

Mr Mrdak: Yes, they have. The panel was announced last week. The minister made a statement to the House—a ministerial statement—and he announced the composition of the panel, which will be chaired by Mr David Forsyth from Australia. The panel is Mr Forsyth; Mr Don Spruston, former head of aviation safety in Canada; and Mr Roger Whitefield.

Senator XENOPHON: Mr Mrdak, can you advise whether the panel will hold public hearings or private hearings or a combination of both? Will there be an opportunity for those who participated extensively in the Senate inquiry to also give evidence to this particular panel?

Mr Mrdak: My understanding is that the intention of the panel is that they will seek public submissions and meetings with interested parties, to which there will be an open process. How they wish to take other information will be settled by the panel when they first meet and discuss—

Senator XENOPHON: If this committee was minded to resolve to request a meeting with the panel, would they take that into account?

Mr Mrdak: Yes, I would imagine so.

Senator XENOPHON: If there is evidence given to the panel would it be covered by any form of privilege? That is very important. If it is not covered by privilege you may find that people are not prepared to come forward to give evidence.

Mr Mrdak: Clearly, the panel will have to establish arrangements, particularly for taking evidence where people wish to protect certain confidential material. That is one of the areas the department will work—

Senator XENOPHON: Confidentiality is difference from privilege, though.

Mr Mrdak: I do not think a panel of this nature could offer privilege in the same way that the parliament can.

CHAIR: Witnesses to this particular panel—and I am sure Dick Smith would like to make a presentation given that he is not on it—would want to know with confidence they would not be intimidated because of the evidence that they give, which is one of the protections of course which this committee offers. But there will be none of those protections, to the best of your knowledge?

Mr Mrdak: We are now exploring the way in which we will provide protection of confidential material. I am sure the panel will be very concerned to ensure that there is protection of both material and evidence being provided to it—or certainly submissions being provided to it. But, clearly, a panel of this nature cannot provide something of the form of privilege in a way that you would understand it for a parliamentary committee.

CHAIR: Would it be peculiar to provide privilege for that panel to appear before this committee so that there would be privilege?

Mr Mrdak: That would be a matter that we would have to explore.

CHAIR: Can I invite you to invite the panel to appear before this committee and give us the answer? We would like it to appear because, if we are going to do this properly without fear or favour, I think we would offer the opportunity of privilege.

Mr Mrdak: I will seek some advice, Chair, in relation to how the panel may interact with the committee.

CHAIR: We could start with a private briefing.

Senator Sinodinos: Can I just caution on this. When the minister made his statement, I think he made it clear that this was looking at systemic and strategic issues. It was not meant to reopen every investigation that has occurred or to pursue individual grievances.

CHAIR: That is all right, but there are systemic issues.

Senator Sinodinos: I understand that, but as long as we all understand that it will be not so much focused on the specific but drawing out from the specific what general lessons there might be. It is not a forum to reopen individual investigations.

Senator XENOPHON: But, Minister, with respect, the Senate unanimously handed down its findings, and they were scathing findings by any objective measure. It was a damning report of CASA and the ATSB—absolutely damning. No-one can criticise the methodology of the committee and the forensic work that the committee put into this.

Insofar as there are a number of recommendations made based on what the committee found to be very serious failures in respect of the Pel-Air investigation, then surely that is relevant in looking at systemic failures on the part of CASA and the ATSB.

Senator SINODINOS: I do not think we are talking at cross-purposes. I am just saying that this is not a forum to replay the whole of that investigation.

Senator XENOPHON: Yes, but insofar as the Senate made a number of recommendations that were scathing of the ATSB and CASA—

Senator SINODINOS: All of which is on the public record.

Senator XENOPHON: from my point of view we do not want it swept under the carpet. There is a genuine concern by all members of this committee about airline safety in this country.

CHAIR: There was some dramatic downgrade of the incident.

Senator XENOPHON: That is right.

CHAIR: What was it from?

Senator XENOPHON: It went from being a safety issue identified as critical to being downgraded significantly. That is something that Senator Fawcett asked many questions about. There were issues about whether CASA and the ATSB colluded or not. That was raised. Can I remind the minister that the committee took such a serious view of this that it referred the evidence to the Federal Police for investigation into whether there was a breach of the TIA legislation.

Senator SINODINOS: I think we are in furious agreement.

Senator XENOPHON: I still do not know how the panel is going to do its job if it does not give privilege to people.

Senator SINODINOS: Having listened to all of this, we will go away and get advice on how we can handle this in a way that means that—

Senator XENOPHON: If you can.

I'll have 10 bob on the Senators, keep the beggers honest.... ...

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WTF is Sinodinos doing on that panel? He was Howard's right hand man and the Libs really don't want to cause a stir. At least Heff, Xenophon give a Fck.
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It's a worry.

Hi # 37 –"WTF is Sinodinos doing on that panel?"
It's a good question and valid for much of what's going on with this review. But I'll keep my money on the Senators, they can see what's happening; those with the most to fear and loose have the controls and if they are allowed to keep them, prepare for yet another roll of soft white paper being delivered to industry. Not that I'm religious, but I send a word to the gods of sanity and justice every morning, just in case. Not holding my breath either....
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The Honourable Arthur Sinodinos AO, Assistant Treasurer, was not “on the panel”. He was there as a witness, representing the Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development (who is a member of the House of Reps and therefore does not condescend to appear before a Committee comprising unrepresentative swill).

The Minister representing’s job was to do what his tweedle dum predecessor from Labor did: Defend CASA and ATSB.

If you think about it, you’ll realise it’s all just theatrics. A bunch of Coalition Senators on the Committee are ‘outraged’ at the conduct of CASA and ATSB in relation to the Pel Air matter. Enter stage left a Coalition Minister and his senior officials from the Department with portfolio responsibility for CASA and ATSB, all saying ‘relax, it’s all under control’. If you took the names and dates out of Hansard, you would not be able to tell there had been a change of government.
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Creampuff;

An accurate assessment, which is what some of the players want to hear, but it's not what is needed to fix a broken "thing" (and I use "thing" for impact). I work on the theory of maintaining an irritant until someone starts to scratch. The IOS are quiet capable of throwing more flea's onto the dog yet and until the fat lady sings it isn't over. While CASA loom menacingly on the horizon, it pays to nip the problem in the bud and put the shoe on the other foot so we can clean the rot and make the place clean as a whistle.

So at least it's something that is being done.

The "thing" can only be attacked at a political level. Think about that.

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Hi Frank,

Just wondering if you could please edit your post.

There simply are not enough mixed metaphors or cliches in there. Please insert some more and try harder next time.
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Devil Wazza's IOS membership review pending??

Frank:
An accurate assessment, which is what some of the players want to hear, but it's not what is needed to fix a broken "thing" (and I use "thing" for impact). I work on the theory of maintaining an irritant until someone starts to scratch. The IOS are quiet capable of throwing more flea's onto the dog yet and until the fat lady sings it isn't over. While CASA loom menacingly on the horizon, it pays to nip the problem in the bud and put the shoe on the other foot so we can clean the rot and make the place clean as a whistle.
Love it Frank! Flea's and dogs..hmm don't wascily wabbits also sometimes get afflicted with fleas, maybe the minister should call in Flick to fumigate the FF wabbit warren??

By the way the semi-disgraced old bugger MP on the end of the railway track has submitted the following in support of his IOS membership submission :
FNQ aviation industry urged to speak up

THE Australian Government’s Aviation Safety Regulation Review will give local aviation businesses the opportunity to expose CASA’s regulatory and procedural failures, says Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch.

The Hon Warren Truss MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, has recently released the review’s Terms of Reference.

“I welcome the minister’s Review,” Mr Entsch said today.

“The Terms of Reference outline how the panel will consult closely with general aviation, industry and public stakeholders. This will provide an opportunity for operators like Barrier Aviation – and others from around Australia who have contacted me – to provide information on the appalling way in which they have been treated by CASA officers.

“The fact that they will be dealing with a panel of well-respected overseas experts should mean that at least they will get a fair hearing, unlike the blatant prejudice to which they’ve been subjected to date.”

Mr Entsch has used Barrier Aviation for many years and the airline's suspension as a result of a drawn-out CASA inquiry has had a significant impact on charter availability around the Far North.(NB: accompanying text with the pic)

Mr Entsch said the Government had a clear policy of reducing the cost of regulation to business and this goal will be part of the review.

“It’ll also examine the matters that were raised by the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee’s Inquiry into Aviation Accident Investigations. I know that a number of issues with our air safety regime were highlighted and there needs to be further consideration of those.”

The review will examine how well Australia’s regulatory system is positioned to ensure we remain at the forefront of aviation safety globally. It will consider the structures, effectiveness and processes of all agencies involved in aviation safety, and the relationships and interactions of those agencies as they work together in one system.

It will also consider the outcomes and direction of the regulatory reform process undertaken by CASA and it will benchmark our safety regulations and regulatory system against other leading countries.

A period of public consultation will take place over coming months and the Panel will report its findings in May 2014.

“I would absolutely encourage anyone who has had an issue with CASA procedures - and in particular their officers - to put in a submission,” Mr Entsch said.

“In addition, if they have experienced repeated and unresolved problems with individuals within CASA, they can give evidence in Canberra and name them. Testimony will be subject to parliamentary privilege and cannot be intimidated by legal threats.”

To view the full Terms of Reference, click here
Hmm..he's got my vote!
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